Command CONTINUE | Xbase++ | Alaska Software

Continues the execution of the last LOCATE command.

CONTINUE

In each work area, the command LOCATE can be used to define a search condition used in sequential searches for records in the work area. The search is initialized using LOCATE and can be continued with CONTINUE. Using CONTINUE, all records in a work area matching a search condition can be found.

The command CONTINUE moves the record pointer in the work area until a matching record is found. This record then becomes the current record and the function Found() returns the value .T. (true). If no matching record is found, Found() returns .F. (false) and the record pointer is positioned after the last record. The function Eof() then also returns the value .T. (true).

The FOR condition used with the previous LOCATE command is retained in the work area. However, the WHILE condition of the LOCATE command is not considered by CONTINUE.

The function DbContinue() is the functional equivalent of CONTINUE.

CONTINUE

// The example uses LOCATE and CONTINUE to list all 
// employees in an employee database belonging to a 
// specific department. 

PROCEDURE MAIN 
   LOCAL cDepartment := "S-DEV" 
   FIELD EmpNo, LName, FName 

   USE Employee NEW 

   LOCATE FOR FIELD->DeptNo = cDepartment 

   IF Found() 
      ? "Employees in department:", cDepartment 

      DO WHILE Found() 
         ? EmpNo, LName, FName 
         CONTINUE 
      ENDDO 
   ENDIF 

   CLOSE Employee 
RETURN

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