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SELECT()


Syntax:     SELECT([<expC>])

Purpose:    To return the work area number of an alias.

Argument:   <expC> is the alias name whose work area number you want
            to return.

Returns:    An integer numeric value.

            SELECT() returns a numeric value in the range from zero to
            250--work areas above 250 are reserved.  If <expC> is not
            specified, the number of the current work area is returned.
            If <expC> is specified and the alias does not exist,
            SELECT() returns zero.

Library:    CLIPPER.LIB


----------------------------------- Examples -------------------------------

   ? SELECT()                 && Result: 1
   SELECT 4
   ? SELECT()                 && Result: 4
   *
   USE Sales
   SELECT 1
   ? SELECT("Sales")          && Result: 4

   To reselect the value that was returned from the SELECT() function,
   use the SELECT command with the syntax: SELECT (<memvar>).  For
   example:

   SELECT 1
   USE File1
   last_area = SELECT()
   SELECT 3
   USE File2
   SELECT (last_area)
   ? SELECT()                 && Result: 1