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Progress 4GL Reference

> ## 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 (`?`).

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