DBSKIPPER()
Helper function to skip a database
- Syntax
- dbSkipper( <nRecs> ) --> nSkipped
- Arguments
- <nRecs> is the number of records to skip relative to current record. Positive number would try to move the record pointer forward, while a negative number would try to move the record pointer back <nRecs> records.
- Returns
- dbSkipper() return the number of actual record skipped.
- Description
- dbSkipper() is a helper function used in browse mechanism to skip a number of records while giving the caller indication about the actual records skipped.
- Examples
- // open a file and find if we've got enough records in it
- USE MonthSales
- IF dbSkipper( 100 ) == 100
- ? "Good work! You can party now"
- ELSE
- ? "Too bad, you should really work harder"
- ENDIF
- CLOSE
- Status
Ready
- Compliance
- dbSkipper() is an XBase++ compatibility function and does not exist as a standard CA-Clipper 5.x function.
- This function is only visible if source/rtl/browdb.prg was compiled with the HB_COMPAT_XPP flag.
- Files
- Library is rtl
- See Also