*tableinsertcolumn

Inserts a column of data into a table.

Syntax

*tableinsertcolumn name data_type column_label string_array number_of_strings column_index

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Inserts a column of data into a table.

name: The name of the table to update.
data_type: The data type of the column. See *tablecreate for valid values.
column_label: The label of the column.
string_array: The ID of the string array that contains the column data to add. The string array is created using the *createstringarray command. This should always be set to 1.
number_of_strings: Integer indicating the size (number of strings) in the string array created using *createstringarray. This must equal the number of rows in the table.
column_index: The index of the column to insert. Tables are indexed starting from 1 (1 to n columns).

To insert column 4 of type integer and label INTEGERS to “table1” which has 7 rows:

*createstringarray 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*tableinsertcolumn "table1" int INTEGER 1 7 4

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

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