INDEX.RECNO_LIST_GET Function
Syntax
Arguments
- Record_List
A space delimited list of Count record numbers from the index referenced by . If the count is negative, the record numbers are retrieved from the end of the index.
- records
The number of records to return.
- step
Optional. Default = 1. Every Nth record in the index is returned. For example, if Count is 100, and Value is 5, a total of 20 record numbers are returned.
- tablename
Character
Description
Returns list of record numbers from head or tail of index/query (direction depends on +/- records).
Discussion
The .RECNO_LIST_GET() method retrieves Count record numbers from the index referenced by . The primary use of the function is in Alpha Anywhere's "Top n Records" and "Top n% Records" queries. If references record number order, a NULL string is returned.
Example
This script the name of the table associated with the index.
dim tbl as P dim i as P dim string as C tbl = table.open("customer") query.order = "lastname" query.filter = ".T." i = tbl.query_create() string = i.recno_list_get()
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