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 (?).