BBjRecordSet::first

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method moves to the first record of a BBjRecordSet.

Syntax

Return Value	Method
void	first()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Moves the BBjRecordSet pointer to the first record.

Remarks

Calling this method when the BBjRecordSet isEmpty or is already positioned at the first record generates an !ERROR=2 - End of File.

Example

rem ' Move RecordSet pointer to the first record

rem ' First, create a data file
FILENAME$="BBjRecordSet.dat"
MODES$=""
TEMPLATE$="STATE:C(2),NAME:C(16* = )"
erase FILENAME$,err=*next
mkeyed FILENAME$,2,0,32
channel = unt
open (channel)FILENAME$
dim REC$:TEMPLATE$

rem ' Load the file with state codes and names
while 1
    dread rec.state$,rec.name$,END=*break
    write record (channel,KEY = rec.state$)rec$
wend
close (channel)

rem ' Create a file-based BBjRecordSet
RecordSet! = BBJAPI().createFileRecordSet(FILENAME$,MODES$,TEMPLATE$)

rem ' Go to the first record
RecordSet!.first()

rem ' Retrieve the RecordData for the current record
RecordData! = RecordSet!.getCurrentRecordData()

rem ' Print the RecordData
print "The first record is:",'LF',RecordData!,
stop
DATA "AK","Alaska"
DATA "AL","Alabama"
DATA "AR","Arkansas"
DATA "AZ","Arizona"
DATA "CA","California"
DATA "CO","Colorado"
DATA "CT","Connecticut"
DATA "DC","District of Columbia"
DATA "DE","Delaware"
DATA "FL","Florida"
DATA "GA","Georgia"
DATA "GU","Guam"
DATA "HI","Hawaii"
DATA "IA","Iowa"
DATA "ID","Idaho"
DATA "IL","Illinois"
DATA "IN","Indiana"
DATA "KS","Kansas"
DATA "KY","Kentucky"
DATA "LA","Louisiana"
DATA "MA","Massachusetts"
DATA "MD","Maryland"
DATA "ME","Maine"
DATA "MI","Michigan"
DATA "MN","Minnesota"
DATA "MO","Missouri"
DATA "MS","Mississippi"
DATA "MT","Montana"
DATA "NC","North Carolina"
DATA "ND","North Dakota"
DATA "NE","Nebraska"
DATA "NH","New Hampshire"
DATA "NJ","New Jersey"
DATA "NM","New Mexico"
DATA "NV","Nevada"
DATA "NY","New York"
DATA "OH","Ohio"
DATA "OK","Oklahoma"
DATA "OR","Oregon"
DATA "PA","Pennsylvania"
DATA "PR","Puerto Rico"
DATA "RI","Rhode Island"
DATA "SC","South Carolina"
DATA "SD","South Dakota"
DATA "TN","Tennessee"
DATA "TX","Texas"
DATA "UT","Utah"
DATA "VA","Virginia"
DATA "VI","Virgin Islands"
DATA "VT","Vermont"
DATA "WA","Washington"
DATA "WI","Wisconsin"
DATA "WV","West Virginia"
DATA "WY","Wyoming"