This example illustrates how to retrieve the name and description of a layer.
local integer tfid, integer layer
try
tfid = DBOpen( GetPCIHOME() + "/demo/irvine.pix", "r")
layer = 31
print "Layer Name: ", VECGetLayerName( tfid, layer),\
" Layer Description: ",\
VECGetLayerDesc(tfid, layer)
call DBClose(tfid)
onerror
print "Error: "+ GetLastErrorMessage()
endonerror
Layer Name: Vector Layer Description: AII-Polygons Layer
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