RecordIsUpdated (System function)

<section begin=dpl_desc/>Has specified record been updated?<section end=dpl_desc/>

RecordIsUpdated is a member of the System class.

This shared function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a record you specify (by file name and record number) has been updated in the current transaction.

The RecordIsUpdated method is available in Sirius Mods 7.7 and later.

Syntax

  %bool = %(system):RecordIsUpdated(filename, recnum)

Syntax Terms

%bool

The Boolean enumeration value indicating whether the record has been updated. For more information about these enumerations, see Using Boolean enumerations.

%(system)

The class name in parentheses denotes a shared method.

filename

A string that is the name of the file that contains the record whose update status you are querying.

recnum

The number of the record whose update status you are querying.

Usage Notes

• CurrentRecordIsUpdated reports whether the currently selected record has been updated within the current transaction.

Example

The following request fragment sketches a record loop that reports to the audit trail if this will be the initial update in the transaction for the records that satisfy a particular condition:

    %recs is object recordset in file myfile
    %rec is object record in file myfile

    fd to %recs
    end find
    for each record in %recs
      ...
       %rec = CurrentRecord
        if %(system):RecordIsUpdated($curfile, $currec) ne true then
           Audit 'First update of Record num: ' %rec:RecordNumber
        end if
       ...
      end if
    end for