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[Lasso_CurrentAction]

[Lasso_CurrentAction] returns the current database action which is being performed. If no database action is being performed then the string Nothing is returned.

This tag can be used within the [Inline] ... [/Inline] tags that perform a database action or on a format file which is the response to an HTML form or URL that performs a database action. This tag cannot be used within [Records] ... [/Records] tags that reference a named inline.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[Lasso_CurrentAction: Encoding Keyword]
Optional Parameters
Encoding Keyword Specifies the encoding for the tag's return value. Tags are encoded using -EncodeHTML by default if their value is output in a format file. No encoding is applied to nested tags unless an explicit encoding keyword is specified. One of -EncodeBreak, -EncodeHTML, -EncodeNone, -EncodeRaw, -EncodeSmart, -EncodeStrictURL, -EncodeURL, -EncodeXML.
Examples

To return the current database action:

Use the [Lasso_CurrentAction] tag. The following [Inline] ... [/Inline] tags perform a search in the People table of the Contacts database for all records and return the name of the action perfomed.

[Inline: -FindAll,
    -Database='Contacts',
    -Table='People',
    -KeyField='ID']
  <br>The action was [Lasso_CurrentAction].
[/Inline]
Result:
The action was FindAll.
Tag Link [Lasso_CurrentAction] Category Results
Type Substitution Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 3.0
Output Type String Security None
Implementation LCAPI Sets Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0,LDML3x

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