Re: [Arsperl-users] Remedy Field Labels

[Thilo S. <thi...@ap...>]

It's possible, though a bit complicated.
First, load the data structure for the field from the server:

my $field = ars_GetField( $ctrl, $form, $fieldId );
die "ars_GetField: $ars_errstr" if ! $field;


Then, search the "displayInstanceList" substructure for the display 
instance matching the relevant view id.

foreach my $dInst ( @{$field->{displayInstanceList}{dInstanceList}} ){
   if( $dInst->{vui} == $viewId ){

     # Now, search the property list for property "20"
     foreach my $prop( @{$dInst->{props}} ){
       if( $prop->{prop} == 20 ){
         print "Label: $prop->{value}\n";
         last;
       }
     }
   }
}


You might also want to use Data::Dumper to get an understanding of the 
$field data structure.

use Data::Dumper;
print Data::Dumper->Dump( [$field], ['field'] );


Furthermore, note that the labels for button fields are not stored in 
property "20", but "110". There are also some other special cases for 
other field types.



Regards,
Thilo Stapff





Burton Simonds wrote:
> Is it possible to programically find the label names for the fields?  
> While I know it is a best practice for the field name to be the same as 
> the label name, unfortuately I am not in a position to enforce that 
> practice, plus different views will have different labels for the same 
> fields.  I am looking for solutions that are either at the ARS API level 
> or even at the DB level.
> 
> Thank you,
> Burton Simonds
> 
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