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dbSkipper()

Helper function to skip a database
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 Syntax

        dbSkipper( <nRecs> ) --> nSkipped  

 Arguments

        <nRecs>   is the number of records to skip relative to current 
                  record. Positive number would try to move the record
                  pointer forward, while  a negative number would try to
                  move the record pointer back <nRecs>  records.

 Returns

        dbSkipper()   return the number of actual record skipped.    

 Description

      dbSkipper() is a helper function used in browse mechanism to skip  a
      number of records while giving the caller indication about the
      actual records skipped.

 Examples

  
      // open a file and find if we've got enough records in it
      USE MonthSales
      IF dbSkipper( 100 ) == 100
         ? "Good work! You can party now"
      ELSE
         ? "Too bad, you should really work harder"
      ENDIF
      CLOSE
    

Status

      Ready

 Compliance

      dbSkipper() is an XBase++ compatibility function and does not exist
      as a standard CA-Clipper 5.x function.

      This function is only visible if source/rtl/browdb.prg was compiled
      with the HB_COMPAT_XPP flag.

 Files

      Library is rtl