ToString (Recordset function)

Information about Recordset (Recordset class)

ToString returns a longstring that has the count, lock strength, file, and record numbers for the Recordset object.

Syntax

%string = recordset:ToString[( [MaxRecords= number])]

Syntax terms

%string	A longstring variable to receive the contents of the Recordset.
recordset	A Recordset object variable.
MaxRecords	This NameRequired argument is a numeric value that specifies an upper limit on the number of records to be included in the returned data. MaxRecords is an optional argument that defaults to ??.

Usage notes

• ToString can be applied implicitly: simply Print (or Audit) an object variable, and the ToString method is automatically applied to the object. That is:

  print %recset

  is equivalent to:

  print %recset:ToString

Examples

The following record display is produced by a print %recset statement.

LockStrength=Share, Count=5, Records=(MYFILE: 0,1,2,3,4)

See also

Recordset class	List of Recordset methods	Recordset methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods