*tableaddcolumn

Adds a column of data to the right of a table.

Syntax

*tableaddcolumn name data_type column_label string_array number_of_strings

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command

Description

Adds a column of data to the right of a table.

Inputs

name
The name of the table to update.
data_type
The data type of the column. See *tablecreate for valid values.
column_label
The label of the column.
string_array
The ID of the string array that contains the column data to add. The string array is created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be set to 1.
number_of_strings
Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the string array created using *createstringarray. This must equal the number of rows in the table.

Example

To add a column of type integer and label INTEGER to "table1" which has 7 rows:

*createstringarray 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*tableaddcolumn "table1" int INTEGER 1 7

Errors

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

Version History

11.0.101