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DOWN

Moves the current member pointer one or more members “down” in a result set.

Syntax

DOWN [num] [setname]

Parameters

numThe number of members farther “down” into setname that the current member pointer is to be moved. Num can be
an integer constant (15, 200);
a variable, form field, or parameter that evaluates to an integer;
the word ALL.
The default value for num is 1. If num is negative, DOWN num actually moves the current member pointer “up” in the set.
setnameThe name of the result set whose current member pointer you wish to move. If setname is omitted, the current set is used.

Comments

NEXT is a synonym for DOWN.

Example

down 10

Moves the current member pointer 10 members “down” towards the end of the set.

down 5

delete 5

Moves the current member pointer five members “down” and then deletes five members (starting with the new current member).

find Customers -> CustSet

form open fCustomer

form set accelerator F1 F2 Escape

while

change fCustomer from CustSet

form display input

if Event.EventName = “escape”

break

else    % use $direction as a handy variable

let $direction = {-1 where Event.EventName = “F1”, 1}

endif

down $direction CustSet

endwhile

Finds a set of customers and then displays the records in the set one at a time.

See Also

$currentmember

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