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RECNO()
Return the identity at the position of the record pointer
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Syntax
RECNO() --> Identity
Returns
RECNO() returns the identity found at the position of the record
pointer.
Description
RECNO() is a database function that returns the identity found at the
current position of the record pointer. Identity is a unique value
guaranteed by the structure of the data file to reference a specific
record of a data file. The data file need not be a traditional Xbase
file. Therefore, unlike earlier versions of Clipper, the value
returned need not be a numeric data type.
Under all RDDs, RECNO() returns the value at the position of the record
pointer; the data type and other characteristics of this value are
determined by the content of the accessed data and the RDD active in the
current work area. In an Xbase database this value is the record
number.
Examples
USE Sales VIA "DBFNTX"
.
. < statements >
.
DBGOTOP()
RECNO() // Returns 1
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