/// <summary>
/// Returns the result of executing the FMT function in a expressions list in the Database, synchronously only.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="expression">The data or expression to format. If multiple values are present, the operation will be performed individually on all values in the expression.</param>
/// <param name="formatSpec">Specified format</param>
/// <param name="outputFormat">Indicates in what format you want to receive the data resulting from the operation: MV, XML or JSON.</param>
/// <param name="customVars">Free text sent to the database allows management of additional behaviours in SUB.LK.MAIN.CONTROL.CUSTOM, which is called when this parameter is set.</param>
/// <param name="receiveTimeout">Maximum time in seconds that the client will wait for a response from the server. Default = 0 to wait indefinitely.</param>
/// <returns>The results of the operation.</returns>
public string Format(string expression, string formatSpec, DATAFORMAT_TYPE outputFormat = DATAFORMAT_TYPE.MV, string customVars = "", int receiveTimeout = 0)
{
string formatArgs = OperationArguments.GetFormatArgs(expression, formatSpec, customVars);
byte opCode = (byte)OPERATION_CODE.FORMAT;
byte byteInputFormat = (byte)DATAFORMAT_TYPE.MV;
byte byteOutputFormat = (byte)outputFormat;
string connectionInfo = this._ConnectionInfo.ToString();
string result = Linkar.ExecutePersistentOperation(this._ConnectionInfo, opCode, formatArgs, byteInputFormat, byteOutputFormat, receiveTimeout);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the result of executing the FMT function in a expressions list in the Database, synchronously only.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="credentialOptions">Object with data necessary to access the Linkar Server: Username, Password, EntryPoint, Language, FreeText.</param>
/// <param name="expression">The data or expression to format. If multiple values are present, the operation will be performed individually on all values in the expression.</param>
/// <param name="formatSpec">Specified format</param>
/// <param name="outputFormat">Indicates in what format you want to receive the data resulting from the operation: MV, XML or JSON.</param>
/// <param name="customVars">Free text sent to the database allows management of additional behaviours in SUB.LK.MAIN.CONTROL.CUSTOM, which is called when this parameter is set.</param>
/// <param name="receiveTimeout">Maximum time in seconds that the client will wait for a response from the server. Default = 0 to wait indefinitely.</param>
/// <returns>The results of the operation.</returns>
public static string Format(CredentialOptions credentialOptions, string expression, string formatSpec,
DATAFORMAT_TYPE outputFormat = DATAFORMAT_TYPE.MV,
string customVars = "", int receiveTimeout = 0)
{
string formatArgs = OperationArguments.GetFormatArgs(expression, formatSpec, customVars);
byte opCode = (byte)OPERATION_CODE.FORMAT;
byte byteInputFormat = (byte)DATAFORMAT_TYPE.MV;
byte byteOutputFormat = (byte)outputFormat;
string result = Linkar.ExecuteDirectOperation(credentialOptions, opCode, formatArgs, byteInputFormat, byteOutputFormat, receiveTimeout);
return(result);
}
