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Records in selection

Records in selection {( aTable )} : Integer

ParameterTypeDescription
aTableTableTable for which to return number of selected records, or Default table, if omitted
Function resultIntegerRecords in selection of table

Description

Records in selection returns the number of records in the current selection of aTable. In contrast, Records in table returns the total number of records in the table.

Example

The following example shows a loop technique commonly used to move through all the records in a selection. The same action can also be accomplished with the APPLY TO SELECTION command:

 FIRST RECORD([People]) // Start at first record in the selection
 For($vlRecord;1;Records in selection([People])) // Loop once for each record
    Do Something // Do something with the record
    NEXT RECORD([People]) // Move to the next record
 End for

See also

Records in table

Properties

Command number76
Thread safe