Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM Reference

columnStringValue

Returns the character value of the column named in the input parameter, or the Initial Value from the data dictionary if the UpdateMode flag is set to ADD.

Location: webrep.p

Parameters:

INPUT pcColumn AS CHARACTER

The column’s name in the data-source.

Returns: CHARACTER

Notes:

The UpdateMode flag is set with the call: setUpdateMode(’ADD’).
For additional information, see the "getUpdateMode" section.