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ABL Reference
Handle Reference
:
Stream object handle
Stream object handle
The AVM creates a stream object when an application first tries to get the handle to a given stream. The AVM automatically deletes the stream object when the procedure or class that defines the stream terminates.
Syntax
STREAM
stream-name
:
attribute
|
stream-handle
:
attribute
stream-name
The valid name of a stream. If the stream name is invalid, ABL raises a compiler error.
attribute
An attribute of the Stream object.
Attributes
ADM-DATA attribute
NAME attribute
HANDLE attribute
PRIVATE-DATA attribute
INSTANTIATING-PROCEDURE attribute
TYPE attribute
Example
This example shows how the HANDLE attribute of the stream object is assigned to
hStream
:
DEFINE VARIABLE hStream AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.
DEFINE STREAM myStream.
hStream = STREAM mySTream:HANDLE.
See also
DEFINE STREAM statement
