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READFORMAT()
Return and optionally, set the code block that implements a format (.fmt)
file
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Syntax
READFORMAT([<bFormat>]) --> bCurrentFormat
Arguments
<bFormat> is the name of the code block, if any, to use for
implementing a format file. If no argument is specified, the function
simply returns the current code block without setting a new one.
Returns
READFORMAT() returns the current format file as a code block. If no
format file has been set, READFORMAT() returns NIL.
Description
READFORMAT() is a Get system function that accesses the current format
file in its internal code block representation. It lets you manipulate
the format file code block from outside of the Get system's source code.
To set a format file, use SET FORMAT (see the SET FORMAT entry ) or
READFORMAT().
READFORMAT() is intended primarily for creating new READ layers. The
code block that READFORMAT() returns, when evaluated, executes the code
that is in the format file from which it was created.
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB, source file is Getsys.prg.
See Also:
READKILL()
READUPDATED()
SET FORMAT*
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