Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM Reference

dbColumnHandle

Returns the handle of a database column.

Location: query.p

Parameters:

INPUT pcColumn AS CHARACTER

The column whose handle is wanted. Can be unqualified (column), partly qualified (table.column), or fully qualified (database.table.column). If not fully qualified, the first match is returned.

Returns: HANDLE

Notes: Is capable of processing a pcColumn specified with brackets. Used by columnDataType, ColumnValMsg, and ColumnTable.