GetNextSerialValue
Returns the next serial number of fieldName in fileName.
Format
GetNextSerialValue ( fileName ; fieldName )
Parameters
fileName
- the name of an open database file (local or remote).
fieldName
- the name of the field whose next serial number you want to determine.
Data type returned
text
Originated in version
6.0 or earlier
Description
Field names must be fully qualified in the format tablename::fieldname
to specify a field that exists in a table different from the current table.
Example 1
GetNextSerialValue ( "Customers" ; "CustID" )
returns the next serial number for the CustID field.