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MakeKey |
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| Syntax | MakeKey (Key1Expression [,Key2Expression, Key3Expression, Key4Expression]) |
| Action | [Function] Creates a key buffer for use with a multi-segment index |
| Scope | Usable anywhere. |
| Notes | This function returns a composite key buffer made from up to four separate key segments. Each KeyExpression can be any Equinox type. MakeKey returns a string containing binary values which can be passed to Find, FindRecord, Lookup, LookupWrite, Pick, PickRange, PickWrite, PickRecord and used as range values in batch process, reports, imports, exports and queries. The string which receives the value returned from MakeKey should be declared with no length. |
| Category | Indexes |
| See Also | BlankIndex, CopyIndex, CurrentIndex, GroupSetIndex, IndexFromName, IndexLastUsed, IsDuplicate, KeyValues, MarkIndex, ModifyIndex, NameFromIndex, SetExecuteIndex, SetIndex, UnmarkIndex, UpdateIndex |
| Example | This example makes a key buffer and passes it to FindRecord. string KeyBuffer This example tries to find a record for the current customer with today's date using the Lookup function (which only takes one search key parameter): s = Lookup(CName, MakeKey(customer, Today),xNameDate) |