Calling convention: CIP_StrToVarType("VarTypeString": String): Integer
Description: Converts a database-field or Delphi Variant type name to its numeric Variant type code. Matching is case-insensitive.
Parameters:
VarTypeString: type name. Common aliases include STRING, INTEGER, DOUBLE, FLOAT, BOOLEAN, DATETIME, their ft/var forms, and supported Delphi Variant constants.
Returns: Integer: Delphi Variant type code; an unknown name raises an exception.
Availability: Default.
Example:
StringType := CIP_StrToVarType("string");