3.7.3.5 External Objects

LabTalk Object Type:

External Object

External objects (such as Curve and Mat), each have specific properties and methods, but may share some common properties and methods. These general properties and methods are listed and described in the following sections.

Properties:

Available General Properties: The generic properties of these objects are listed below. (Note that not all properties are available for all objects.)

Note: Replace object with the desired external object (for example, curve).

Property Access Description
object.error
--
Not in use.
object.errorOut
--
Not in use.
object.errow
--
Not in use.
object.matrix$
--
Not in use.
object.msg$
--
Not in use.
object.name.datan$ Read only
string
New dataset name as generated by object.
object.name.worksheet$
--
New worksheet name as generated by object.
object.orgVer
--
Not in use.
object.sysErr Read only
numeric
System error. Same as ERRNO defined in STDLIB.H.
object.version
--
Not in use.
object.warnMsg
--
Not in use.
object.worksheet$ Read only
string
Name of the worksheet with the original data.
object.X$
--
Not in use.

Methods:

Available General Properties:

The generic properties of these objects are listed below. (Note that not all methods are available for all objects.)

Method Description
object.lastErrID() Not in use.
object.listErr() List all errors that occurred in the program (in reverse order of occurrence).
object.reset() Reset all DLL properties to their original, unassigned values.
object.test() Not in use.