ORDFOR()

Return the FOR expression of an Order

Syntax

ORDFOR(<xOrder>[, <cOrderBagName>]) --> cForExp

Arguments

<xOrder> It the name of the target order,or the numeric position of the order.

<cOrderBagName> Name of the order bag.

Returns

ORDFOR() returns a expression containing the FOR condition for an order.

Description

This function returns a character string that is the expression for the FOR condition for the specified order.The order may be specified if <xOrder> is the name of the order.However,<xOrder> may be an numeric which represent the position in the order list of the desired Order.

      USE Tests NEW via _DBFCDX
      INDEX ON  Tests->Id ;
         TO  TESTS          ;
         FOR Tests->Id > 100

      ORDFOR( "Tests" )      // Returns: Tests->Id > 100
Tests
      See examples

Status

Started

Compliance

This function is Ca-Clipper compliant with one exception. If the <xOrder> paramter is not specified or <xOrder> is 0, the current active order is used.

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rdd

See Also

• ORDKEY()
• ORDCREATE()
• ORDNAME()
• ORDNUMBER()