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CoreDb.Sort Method

X#
Copy records to a database file in sorted order.

Namespace:  XSharp
Assembly:  XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.21
Syntax
 STATIC METHOD Sort(
	nDest AS DWORD,
	fieldNames AS _FieldNames,
	uCobFor AS ICodeblock,
	uCobWhile AS ICodeblock,
	nNext AS Object,
	nRecno AS Object,
	lRest AS LOGIC,
	sortNames AS _FieldNames
) AS LOGIC
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Parameters

nDest
Type: DWord
The work area number for the target Workarea.
fieldNames
Type: _FieldNames
The field names to write specified as an _FieldNames object.
uCobFor
Type: ICodeblock
A code block that defines a condition that each record within the scope must meet in order to be processed.
uCobWhile
Type: ICodeblock
A code block that defines another condition that each record must meet in order to be processed. As soon as a record is encountered that causes the condition to fail, the operation terminates.
If no scope is specified, cbWhileCondition changes the default scope to lRest.
You define the scope using one of these three, mutually exclusive arguments.
The default is all records.
nNext
Type: Object
The number of records to append, starting at the current record.
nRecno
Type: Object
The number of the record to append.
lRest
Type: Logic
TRUE processes only records from the current record to end-of-file. FALSE processes all records.
sortNames
Type: _FieldNames
The sort keys, specified as an _FieldNames object.

Return Value

Type: Logic
TRUE if successful; otherwise, FALSE.
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