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BROWSE()

Browse a database file
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 Syntax

        BROWSE( [<nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight>] ) --> lOk  

 Arguments

        <nTop>   coordinate for top row display.      

        <nLeft>   coordinate for left column display.      

        <nBottom>   coordinate for bottom row display.      

        <nRight>   coordinate for right column display.    

 Returns

        BROWSE()   return .F. if there is no database open in this work 
                  area, else it return .T.

 Description

      BROWSE() is a general purpose database browser, without any  thinking
      you can browse a file using the following keys:

      +---------------------------------------------------------------+
      | Key            | Meaning                                      |
      |----------------+----------------------------------------------|
      | Left           | Move one column to the left (previous field) |
      | Right          | Move one column to the right (next field)    |
      | Up             | Move up one row (previous record)            |
      | Down           | Move down one row (next record)              |
      | Page-Up        | Move to the previous screen                  |
      | Page-Down      | Move to the next screen                      |
      | Ctrl Page-Up   | Move to the top of the file                  |
      | Ctrl Page-Down | Move to the end of the file                  |
      | Home           | Move to the leftmost visible column          |
      | End            | Move to the rightmost visible column         |
      | Ctrl Left      | Pan one column to the left                   |
      | Ctrl Right     | Pan one column to the right                  |
      | Ctrl Home      | Move to the leftmost column                  |
      | Ctrl End       | Move to the rightmost column                 |
      | Esc            | Terminate BROWSE()                           |
      +---------------------------------------------------------------+
      On top of the screen you see a status line with the following
      indication:

      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
      | Record ###/### | Current record number / Total number of records. |
      | <none>         | There are no records, the file is empty.         |
      | <new>          | You are in append mode at the bottom of file.    |
      | <Deleted>      | Current record is deleted.                       |
      | <bof>          | You are at the top of file.                      |
      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
      You should pass whole four valid coordinate, if less than four
      parameters are passed to BROWSE() the coordinate are default to:
      1, 0, MAXROW(), MAXCOL().

 Examples

  
      // this one shows you how to browse around
      USE Around
      BROWSE()
  

Status

      Started

 Files

      Library is rtl