Caché ObjectScript Reference - InterSystems Documentation

Caché ObjectScript Functions$NAME evaluates the variable x and returns the value ^client(4,1,3).Naked Global References$NAME also accepts a naked global reference and returns the name value in its canonicalform (that is, a full (non-naked) reference). A naked reference is specified without the arrayname and designates the most recently executed global reference. In the following example,the first SET command establishes the global reference and the second SET command usesthe $NAME function with a naked global reference.SET ^client(5,1,2)="Savings/27564/3270.00"SET y=$NAME(^(3))WRITE yIn this case, $NAME returns the value ^client(5,1,3). The supplied subscript value (3) replacesthe existing subscript value (2), at the current level.For more details, see Naked Global Reference in Using Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage.Extended Global ReferencesThe $ZUTIL(68,7) and $ZUTIL(69,7) functions allow you to control whether $NAMEreturns name values in extended global reference form. For example, with extended referencemode in effect:WRITE $NAME(^["PAYROLL"]ROUTINE)The above statement returns the defined namespace PAYROLL and not just ^ROUTINE.$ZUTIL(68,7) sets the extended global reference mode switch on the process level and$ZUTIL(69,7) sets it on the system level.For a description of extended global reference syntax, see the Global Structure chapter inUsing Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage.See Also• $DATA function• $ORDER function• $GET function• $ZUTIL(68,7) Extended Reference Mode Process Switch function• $ZUTIL(69,7) Extended Reference Mode System Default function266 Caché ObjectScript Reference