GET_OBJECT_TYPE

Use the GET_OBJECT_TYPE script function to return the object type of a task. Make sure that you specify the name of the underlying object. This script function first searches the object in the client in which the script is processed, and then in system client 0.

Tip: Use the :ON_ERROR script statement to define action to take if the object does not exist. For more information, see Script Elements for Error Handling

Syntax

GET_OBJECT_TYPE (Object name)

Parameters

GET_OBJECT_TYPE
Returns the object type of a task
Object name
Name of the object whose type should be retrieved
Format: script literal or script variable

Return Codes

Short name of the object type
For more information, see Object Types
20223
The object does not exist

Example

The following example returns JOBP because MM.DAY is a workflow.

:SET &OBJECT_TYPE# = GET_OBJECT_TYPE("MM.DAY")