FUNCTIONUnder review
RECCOUNT()
RecCount()Explains a legacy function superseded by LastRec.
Overview
Current LastRec documentation marks RecCount and RecC obsolete. The contract concerns the last physical record, not a count of visible or undeleted rows. Do not use it as a business key or a filtered-query total. This uninvoked example shows the documented replacement. The documentation warns that pending changes may be flushed; avoid calling during a partially populated insert. (Sources: refs. 1–1.)
Syntax
RecCount()Return value
Numeric in legacy use; check RDD behavior.
Commented example
#Include "Protheus.ch"
User Function Ed612()
// Requires an open real-table area; block not invoked.
Local bLast := {|| LastRec()}
ConOut(ValType(bLast))
Return NilExpected result
Only creates block B; no actual records counted. Under review: editorial example neither compiled nor run in Protheus. Check includes, release, RDD and context before testing.
- Use COUNT(*) with correct filters for logical row counts; distinguish LastRec from Recno.
- Under review: editorial example neither compiled nor run in Protheus. Check includes, release, RDD and context before testing.
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