MatchUp Object:Matchcode:Functions

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This is a master list of the functions in the Matchcode interface.

Initialize MatchUp Object

Initializing the Matchcode interface is simpler than the other interfaces, since no License Key is required.

Function Name
SetPathToMatchUpFiles
InitializeDataFiles
GetInitializeErrorString

Create a New Matchcode

This function is part of the Matchcode class and creates a new, blank matchcode that can be populated with matchcode components and saved to the current matchcode file.

Function Name
CreateNewMatchcode

Retrieve Existing Matchcodes

These functions are used to retrieve a specific matchcode from the matchcode file.

Function Name
FindMatchcode
GetMatchcodeName

General Matchcode Properties

These functions help with defining various Matchcode properties.

Function Name
GetDescription
SetDescription
GetNGram
SetNGram

Read Matchcode Component Information

The functions in this section retrieve the number of components in a given matchcode and retrieve the contents of a specific matchcode component.

Function Name
GetMatchcodeItemCount
GetMatchcodeItem

Get Mapping Information

Mapping information is different from component information, revealing the order and mapping types that should be used when creating the mappings in any one of the interfaces.

Function Name
GetMappingItemCount
GetMappingItemType
GetMappingItemLabel

Change Matchcode Component Settings

These functions set the values for the various settings of a matchcode component object. They can be used to construct new matchcode components when adding them to a matchcode or to change the settings of an existing component. Every function in this section requires a variable based on the mdMatchcodeComponent class.

Function Name
SetComponentType
SetSize
SetLabel
SetWordCount
SetStart
SetStartPos
SetTrim
SetFuzzy
SetNear
SetNearDbl
SetFieldMatch
SetCombination
SetSwap

Read Matchcode Component Settings

These functions read and return the settings from a specific matchcode component variable.

Function Name
GetComponentType
GetSize
GetLabel
GetWordCount
GetStart
GetStartPos
GetTrim
GetFuzzy
GetNear
GetNearDbl
GetFieldMatch
GetCombination
GetSwap

Add, Modify or Delete Matchcode Components

These functions add, insert, update, or delete matchcode components from the current Matchcode object.

Function Name
AddMatchcodeItem
InsertMatchcodeItem
ChangeMatchcodeItem
DeleteMatchcodeItem

Save Changes to the Matchcode File

These functions save changes to the current matchcode file, either back to the original default file or to a new file.

Function Name
Save
SaveToFile
RenameMatchcode
DeleteMatchcode