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

Compliance

XPP

Files

Library is rtl

Seealso

DBSKIP(), SKIP