>From HELP BASIC SELECTINFO: | SELECTINFO function | | | | _________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | SYNTAX | | | | SELECTINFO (list, key) | | | | DESCRIPTION | | | | Use the SELECTINFO function to determine whether a select list | | is active, or to determine the number of items it contains. |
Best regards, Henry Unger Hitech Systems, Inc. http://www.hitech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of George Gallen > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:41 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: [U2] How many will be selected? > > UV here > > I open a file, then use SELECT filevarible then proceed to do a > LOOP/READNEXT/REPEAT to > scan through the file. > > OPEN "","SOMEFILE" TO F.TEST ELSE STOP > SELECT F.TEST > LOOP > READNEXT ID ELSE EXIT > REPEAT > > Is there any way to know how many records WILL BE processed in that > loop before scanning? > > @selected doesn't work, it only returns the number of items in the last > group that was read > > I tried using SELECT filevariable TO list.variable .... but you can't > do a DCOUNT on that variable > you can only READNEXT FROM list.variable > > Aside from EXECUTE "SELECT filename" RTNLIST in place of the SELECT > filevariable so that > @selected would return with the actual number selected (which does do > what I want) > > Any other methods? > > > George Gallen > Senior Programmer/Analyst > Accounting/Data Division, EDI Administrator > ggal...@wyanokegroup.com > ph:856.848.9005 Ext 220 > The Wyanoke Group > http://www.wyanokegroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
