SET.FETCH_GOTO Function

Syntax

Record_Number as N = Fetch_Goto(N record_number)

Arguments

record_number: The number of the record to retrieve.

Description

Goto a specific record number in the table, returns positive if record found, else negitive record number.

Discussion

The .FETCH_GOTO() method retrieves a specific Record_Number in the set. It returns a positive number if the record was found; otherwise, it returns an error.

Example

The following example fetches the first record of the set and displays the description field from the primary table.

dim ptr as P
ptr = set.open("invoice")
? ptr.fetch_goto(2)  ->2.000000
? ptr.fetch_goto(2000)  -> ERROR: record number is past end of table