Preview objects contained in a database or workfile.
Syntax
Database object preview:
preview(options) [path\]db_name [as shorthand_name]::object_name
Workfile object preview:
preview(options) [path\]workfile name::object_name
preview(options) [path\]workfile name::pagename\object_name
Options
all | Display all data in the series. |
recent | Display recent data in the series. |
log | Display the log of the series. |
pch | Display the percent change of the series data. |
pchy | Display the year-on-year percent change of the series data. |
Examples
preview evdbtest::x
previews object X in database EVDBTEST in the default path.
preview .\temp evdbtest.edb::y
previews object X in database EVDBTEST in the temp folder.
preview(pch,recent) dbpreview::x
previews object X in database EVDBTEST and displays the percentage change of recent data.
preview(pchy) dbpreview::x
previews object X in database EVDBTEST and displays the percentage change.
preview x
previews object X in the active workfile.
preview .\temp\testwf::x
previews object X in workfile TESTWF in the temp folder and displays the log of all the data.
preview(log,all) .\temp\testwf::x
previews object X
preview page1\x
previews object X of page1 in the active workfile.
preview .\temp\testwf::page1\x
previews object X of page1 in workfile TESTWF in the temp folder.
preview(pch,recent) .\temp\testwf::x
previews object X in workfile TESTWF in the temp folder and displays the percentage change of recent data.