Data Transformation Engine Functions and Expressions Reference Guide

Chapter 3 - Function Reference ECHOIN
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ECHOIN
The ECHOIN function returns a command (or property) to be used in a RUN
function argument.
Syntax
ECHOIN (single-integer-expression, single-text-expression)
Meaning
ECHOIN (card#, item_or_group_interpreted_as_text)
Returns
This function returns a single-object.
Example
Before
ECHOIN was introduced, the RUN function was used in this way:
RUN (“Mymap”, “-IE1S”+NUMBERTOTEXT (SIZE(Data))+ “ ” +
TEXT(Data)))
Now, with the ECHOIN command, the following can be used:
RUN (“Mymap”, ECHOIN(1,(Data)))