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ABL Reference
Handle Attributes and Methods Reference : GET-BUFFER-HANDLE( ) method
 

GET-BUFFER-HANDLE( ) method

Gets the handle to a particular buffer of a query or ProDataSet object.
Return type: HANDLE
Applies to: ProDataSet object handle, Query object handle

Syntax

GET-BUFFER-HANDLE ( buffer-sequence-number|buffer-name )
buffer-sequence-number
An integer that represents the sequence number of the desired buffer.
Note: Sequence numbers for buffers of a query start at one, where one represents the top level and subsequent numbers represent lower levels of join, if any.
buffer-name
A CHARACTER expression that evaluates to the name of a buffer in the query or ProDataSet object.
If the buffer cannot be found, this attribute returns the Unknown value (?).