gb_rec
Copy Fields Between Records
Syntax
call "gb_rec",gb__rec1$,gb__rec2$,gb__skip$,gb__copied$,gb__skipped$,gb__rec_err
Description
This called program is used to copy data from one record to another on a field-by-field basis. Data is copied based on identically named fields; data types are more or less unimportant, and data will be converted as necessary. Data that could not be converted (e.g. copying "X" to a numeric field) will be reported in the gb__skipped$ list.
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Argument |
Description |
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gb__rec1$ |
Fields are copied from here (the source record) |
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gb__rec2$ |
Fields are copied here (the target record) |
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gb__skip$ |
Linefeed -delimited list of fieldnames to skip from the copy (optional) |
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gb__copied$ |
Returns a linefeed-delimited list of each fieldname:dim that was copied |
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gb__skipped$ |
Returns a linefeed-delimited list of each fieldname:dim that was skipped |
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gb__rec_err |
0 = success |