- Field_Rules.Change_Begin Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Field/Field_Rules.Change_Begin Method.xml
The .Change_Begin() method indicates that you are about to change the value of a field rule. Use .RULES_GET() to create the pointer.
- table.CHANGE_BEGIN Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Table/TABLE.CHANGE_BEGIN Method.xml
Begin changes to tables current record.
- Record Locking
/documentation/pages/Guides/Desktop/Design/View/Workspace/Record Locking.xml
Alpha Anywhere places a lock on a record when:
- thread.Profiler_Begin Method
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/System/Thread/Profiler_Begin Method.xml
Start profiling for the thread.
- TABLE.OPENMAP Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Table/TABLE.OPENMAP Method.xml
Creates a pointer to an open table and only contains the fields specified in the fieldList.
- table.BATCH_BEGIN Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Table/TABLE.BATCH_BEGIN Method.xml
Lock database file for batched changes.
- table.INDEX_CREATE_BEGIN Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Table/TABLE.INDEX_CREATE_BEGIN Method.xml
Begin creation of a new index, add the first tag.
- table.RELATION_CHANGE Function
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/Database/Table/TABLE.RELATION_CHANGE Method.xml
Change a relation's settings.
- thread.Xbasic_Trace_Begin Method
/documentation/pages/Ref/Api/Objects/System/Thread/XBasic_Trace_Begin Method.xml
Trace Xbasic execution (if source is available).
- Using an Index to Find a Record
/documentation/pages/Guides/Desktop/Design/View/Workspace/Using an Index to Find a Record.xml
The following script is provides a simple example of how to use an index to determine whether a record exists, and to act accordingly. To start, we create an index based on lastname and firstname named "LF". The Order Expression for the index is alltrim(lastname) + "," + alltrim(firstname).