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<tr><th><var>Max</var></th>
<tr><th><var>Max</var></th>
<td>This is an optional, [[Notation conventions for methods#Named parameters|name required]], numeric argument that is the maximum
<td>This is an optional, [[Notation conventions for methods#Named parameters|name required]], numeric argument that sets an upper limit for the number of records to be read in by the method. Assuming that this can be catered for by the CCATEMP resources of the job, the count method against the target stringlist object would return the same value as the MAX setting after the readrecords invocation completes.
The default limit is [[??]].</td></tr>
The default limit is [[??]].</td></tr>


<tr><th><var>Min</var></th>
<tr><th><var>Min</var></th>
<td>This is an optional, name required, numeric argument that is the minimum
<td>This is an optional, name required, numeric argument that sets a minimum number of records to be read via the method. If this minimum number of record reads isn’t achieved then the request is cancelled with
 
Cancelling request: MSIR.0752: …. too few records available to meet requested minimum
 
The default minimum value is [[??]].</td></tr>
The default minimum value is [[??]].</td></tr>
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Revision as of 22:11, 10 April 2017

Read multiple records from this dataset (Dataset class)


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Syntax

%sl = dataset:ReadRecords[( [Max= number], [Min= number])]

Syntax terms

%stringlist A Stringlist object variable to receive the blocks of data.
dataset A reference to an instance of a Dataset object.
Max This is an optional, name required, numeric argument that sets an upper limit for the number of records to be read in by the method. Assuming that this can be catered for by the CCATEMP resources of the job, the count method against the target stringlist object would return the same value as the MAX setting after the readrecords invocation completes. The default limit is ??.
Min This is an optional, name required, numeric argument that sets a minimum number of records to be read via the method. If this minimum number of record reads isn’t achieved then the request is cancelled with

Cancelling request: MSIR.0752: …. too few records available to meet requested minimum

The default minimum value is ??.

Usage notes

Examples

See also