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SymbolExists

Use this function to assess whether the specified symbol exists in a specified DataArea. A value of 1 means the symbol exists; a value of 0 means it does not.

Note: If you create a variable to store the return value for this function, you must create the variable with the NUM type.

Syntax:

SYMBOLEXISTS ("dataAreaName", "dimName", "symName")

where:

  • dataAreaName is the name of the DataArea that contains the symbol to search for.
  • dimName is the name of the dimension that contains the symbol to search for.
  • symName is the name of the symbol to search for.

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