f$ABAS_GetData (f$ABAS_Datenlesen)

Any data from ABAS can be read with this function. The search is managed through a search parameter group. However, the only parameters which are evaluated are those for which an allocation to an ABAS field was made in the designation column in the parameter group definition. Wildcards are always used for searching. The search criteria could be extended by using a individual search string in ABAS Syntax. A table name must be entered for the search. For example, this could be Sales:Order. When using these keywords, the search only works if the ABAS system is set to English, so it is recommended to instead use the internal numbers of the tables:

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Please note: the name of the parameter groups is usually entered in string constants, i.e. in quotation marks.

Syntax:	Status = f$ABAS_GetData (TableName, SearchPG, DestPG, NameCount, Order [, Where])
	Argument		Type	Meaning
	TableName		String	Name of the table to be read to.
	SearchPG		String	Name of the parameter group containing the search criteria. This parameter group either has to be indexed, or the index used must also be entered.
	DstPG		String	Name of the parameter group to which the table data is written. This parameter group must be indexed. If needed, the size will be extended.
	NameCount		String	Name of the parameter on which the number of data records found is written.
	Order		String	Sort criteria. Only the field name to be used for sorting search results is to be entered here. You cannot sort by any field. You can only sort by fields which can also be selected with interactive search.
	Where		String	The search criteria. This argument is optional.
Result:	Integer	Status of the function: -4 : argument is not consistent -3 : the operation has failed (an error analysis can be performed using the log file) -2 : no data found -1 : the interface has not been logged in to 0 : the data was read successfully
Example:	In this example, all addresses beginning with A are read. Status = f$abas_login('linux',6550,'erp','sy') f$abas_logfile('c:\\temp\\abas' + f$date('yyyyMMdd_hh_mm_ss') +'.log') Address_s.Preferredname ='A' Status = f$abas_getdata ('0:1', 'Address_s', 'Addresses', 'Count', '') f$abas_logfile('') Status = f$abas_logout()