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twillkickers
Level III

User Defined Function with Specified Column Name (JSL)

I am trying to create a user defined function where you can specify a column name as one of the inputs. For example, I would like to use the below code to create a function that selects rows where the specified "ColumnName" equals the input "Value":

TestFunction = Function( {TableName, ColumnName, Value}, {},
TableName << Select where(:ColumnName == Value);
);

However, when I try and run this function, I get the following error:

Name Unresolved: ColumnName{1} in access or evaluation of 'ColumnName' , :ColumnName/*###*/

What am I doing wrong?

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txnelson
Super User

Re: User Defined Function with Specified Column Name (JSL)

Here is a script that will accomplish what you need.  It uses a pointer to the data table in the first example, and uses an actual table name in the second example

names default to here(1);
dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp");


TestFunction = Function( {TableName, ColumnName, Value}, {},
TableName << Select where(as column(ColumnName) == Value);
);

testfunction(dt,"age",13);
names default to here(1);
dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp");


TestFunction = Function( {TableName, ColumnName, Value}, {},
data table(TableName) << Select where(as column(ColumnName) == Value);
);

testfunction("Big Class","age",13);
Jim

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txnelson
Super User

Re: User Defined Function with Specified Column Name (JSL)

Here is a script that will accomplish what you need.  It uses a pointer to the data table in the first example, and uses an actual table name in the second example

names default to here(1);
dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp");


TestFunction = Function( {TableName, ColumnName, Value}, {},
TableName << Select where(as column(ColumnName) == Value);
);

testfunction(dt,"age",13);
names default to here(1);
dt=open("$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp");


TestFunction = Function( {TableName, ColumnName, Value}, {},
data table(TableName) << Select where(as column(ColumnName) == Value);
);

testfunction("Big Class","age",13);
Jim