CreateFields method

The CreateFields method creates a runtime field object for each field that is specified within the corresponding page (or field) node in the document hierarchy.

For example, the 1040EZ page node in the following document hierarchy has rules for three field objects. So, CreateFields( ) creates three field objects (Tax Year, SSN, Spouse SSN).

<P type="1040EZ">
 (   <V n="ID">0</V>
   <V n="TYPE">Page</V>
   <V n="STATUS">0</V>
   <V n="IMAGEFILE"></V>
   <V n="DATAFILE"></V>
   <V n="TEMPLATE IMAGE"></V>
   <V n="MIN_TYPES">1</V>
   <V n="MAX_TYPES">0</V>
   <V n="rules"><in><r id="3" rs="4" /><r id="1" rs="5" /><r id="2" rs="6" /></in></V>
   <F type="Tax Year" pos="0" min="0" max="0"/>      <!-- Rule 0 -->
   <F type="SSN" pos="0" min="0" max="0"/>           <!-- Rule 1 -->
   <F type="Spouse SSN" pos="0" min="0" max="0"/>    <!-- Rule 2 -->
</P>

The child objects are used to hold the field data that is generated during the field recognition process. This method ensures that a data file is created for the current page when a batch is saved.

Syntax

VBScript

oDCO.CreateFields( ) as Boolean.

C#

bool CreateFields()

Arguments

None.

Returns

Returns true if successful; returns false if unsuccessful.

Applies to

Page objects or field objects.