RECORD-LENGTH function

RECORD-LENGTH function

Returns the length of a record in a buffer as an INTEGER value.

Syntax
RECORD-LENGTH ( buffer ) 
buffer

A database buffer containing a record.

Note

The RECORD-LENGTH function is especially useful when implementing ABL-based database replication, which involves storing entire database records in log record fields. ABL limits records to 32K. Before you transfer a record to a raw field in another record, you can use RECORD-LENGTH to ensure that you are not expanding the record beyond the 32K limit.

See also

RAW-TRANSFER statement

RECORD-LENGTH ( `buffer` )

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