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GetCountryList

GetCountryList() -> aCountries

Reads the historical localization country list.

GetCountryListAdvPL

01 · OVERVIEW

Overview

The historical manual describes GetCountryList() returning rows with three elements: abbreviation, name and two-digit identifier. This does not establish current ISO codes. Check compatibility and contents on the installed release; this historical catalog is not an up-to-date geopolitical source. (Sources: refs. 1–1.)

02 · SYNTAX

Syntax

GetCountryList() -> aCountries

Return value

Array according to historical documentation.

03 · PRACTICAL EXAMPLE

Commented example

#Include "Protheus.ch"

User Function Ed465()
    Local aCountries := GetCountryList()
    // Check structure before accessing columns.
    If ValType(aCountries) == "A"
        ConOut(cValToChar(Len(aCountries)))
    EndIf
Return Nil

Expected result

Shows returned row count without assuming a fixed list or count. Under review: editorial example neither compiled nor run in Protheus. Check includes, release, RDD and context before testing.

BEST PRACTICES

Validate type, row size and code meaning before external integration.
Under review: editorial example neither compiled nor run in Protheus. Check includes, release, RDD and context before testing.

GetCountryList

Overview

Syntax

Return value

Commented example

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