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title: "EvaluateDatasourceExpression"
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published: 2024-05-04T19:31:00Z
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# EvaluateDatasourceExpression

### General

The *EvaluateDatasourceExpression* function evaluates an [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) in a [Datasource](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources) and returns the resulting value..

### Syntax

The syntax of the *EvaluateDatasourceExpression* function is:

          EvaluateDatasourceExpression  Function Syntax

          

EvaluateDatasourceExpression ("datasource_name", "expression_code")

### Examples

The following [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) returns 2024 :

          EvaluateDatasourceExpression Function Example

          

EvaluateDatasourceExpression("Executive Dashboard", "year(makedate(2024,1,1))")