>I can use type for if there is a field in table:
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?type("mytable.myfield")="U">
>but with vartype
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?vartype("mytable.myfield")="U">
>is generates variable not found. Isn't that a bug?
First, you must omit the quotation marks:
? vartype(mytable.myfield)
? vartype(mytable.myfield = "U"
Once you do this, it works only if the field exists. I think you must use type() in this case.
It does work for variables.
In summary, I am not sure whether this should be considered a bug.
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