A few interesting string sizes

...Well they're interesting to *me* at least.

EDT Name	String Size	Notes
Title	10
XXXString20	20	I make generic strings for myself.
NameAlias	20
String30	30	Don't forget to create a new Label and HelpText
String50	50	Don't forget to create a new Label and HelpText
Str60	60	Don't forget to create a new Label and HelpText
Name	60
Description	60
ErrorTxt	80
NotesLine	254
CCNotesShort	500	'Note', 10 lines high on the forms
SysImportDescription	1000
LabelString	1999
Notes	(Memo)	If you use lots of these babies consider creating a separate 0..1 table

A few observations. CCNotesShort is module specific and there aren't that many generic strings that we can use. When making any new EDT we prepend our vendor code to it. Mega Corp ⇒ MEGString20.  I'd prefer to make our own 'generic' EDT such as in the previous example rather than use NameAlias for a 20 length string.  The important thing is to reuse them once they're created.

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Rajdip Das has publicised his job for iterating through the EDT looking for strings of a certain length.  As is always the case, I can't just copy and paste it, I have to tinker...

/// http://dax-world.blogspot.com/2010/01/edt-find-with-string-length-value.html
/// IDS:20110701 EVE
static void EVE_Raj_EDTStringfind(Args _args)
{
    Dictionary dict;
    DictType dictType;
    TreeNode treeNode = TreeNode::findNode("Data Dictionary\\Extended Data Types\\ABCModelType");

    #AviFiles
    sysExcelApplication excel;
    SysExcelWorkbooks books;
    SysExcelWorkbook book;
    SysExcelWorkSheets sheets;
    SysExcelWorkSheet sheet;
    com com;
    Integer row = 2;

    Dialog d = new Dialog("Input Box");
    DialogField dfStrValue;
    Integer tmpStringLen = 0;
    Integer tmpStringLenMax, tmpStringLenMin;                       // IDS:20110701 EVE

    SysOperationProgress progress = new SysOperationProgress();
    ;

    // Dialog initialised and accept value and asign
    dfStrValue = d.addField(typeId(Integer),"Enter EDT String Length");
    if(!d.run())
        return;

    tmpStringLen = dfStrValue.value();
    tmpStringLenMax = tmpStringLen + real2int(tmpStringLen * 0.25);  // IDS:20110701 EVE
    tmpStringLenMin = tmpStringLen - real2int(tmpStringLen * 0.25);  // IDS:20110701 EVE

    if(!tmpStringLen)
        throw error("Plaese Enter Valid Number.");

    // Excel Object initialisations
    excel = sysExcelApplication::construct();
    books = excel.workbooks();
    book = books.add();
    sheets = excel.worksheets();
    sheet = sheets.itemFromNum(1);
    com = sheet.comObject();

    // Heading Initialisations
    sheet.cells().item(2,1).value("EDT Name");
    sheet.cells().item(2,5).value("Str Size");
    sheet.cells().item(2,6).value("Label");

    // Progress Bar Initialisations
    progress.setCaption("Generating Lines");
    progress.setAnimation(#AviTransfer);
    progress.setTotal(500);


    // loop for searching EDTs
    while(treeNode)
    {
        dict = new Dictionary();
        dictType = dict.typeObject(dict.typeName2Id(treeNode.treeNodeName()));

        //if(dictType.stringLen() == tmpStringLen)
        if(dictType.stringLen() >= tmpStringLenMin                  // IDS:20110701 EVE
            && dictType.stringLen() <= tmpStringLenMax)
        {
            row++;
            sheet.cells().item(row,1).value(treeNode.treeNodeName());
            sheet.cells().item(row,5).value(dictType.stringLen());
            sheet.cells().item(row,6).value(dictType.label());

            progress.setText(strfmt('Copying EDT %1.', treeNode.treeNodeName()));
            progress.setCount(row);
        }

        treeNode = treeNode.AOTnextSibling();
    }

    sheet.cells().item(1,1).value(strfmt("Found EDT: %1.", row)); // Count & Print for Filtered EDT

    box::info(strfmt("Total EDT Found: %1.", row), "Information");
    excel.visible(true);
}

Have I missed any generic strings that you occasionally use?