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PREVIOUS Function

Syntax

Arguments

fieldname

The name of a field.

tagname

Optional. Default = Current primary index. The name of a different index for the table.

Description

Returns a value from a field in the previous record.

Discussion

PREVIOUS() returns the Field_Value of a field, referenced by its Field_Name, from the previous record in the current primary index order. If an optional index is specified ( Index_Name ), then the value from the previous record in the specified index order is returned. The Field_Name must contain the name of a field either from the current table or from the primary table of a set. Note : If you are working with a set, PREVIOUS() returns field values only from the previous record in the primary table.

Example

Assume that the following table is indexed on the CUST_ID field, CUST_ID is the current primary index, and "C103" is the current record:

CUSTOMER

CUST_ID NAME

C100 InSync

C101 ACE Software

C102 Friendlies

C103 Sunstar

C104 Progress Inc.

C105 Adventure Holidays

previous("NAME") -> "Friendlies"
previous(Field_Name) -> "C102", assuming that the variable, Field_Name, contains the value "CUST_ID"

See Also

• Field Methods
• Field Functions