DIRECTION
WTSupported in traditional Synergy on Windows
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WNSupported in Synergy .NET on Windows
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USupported on UNIX
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VSupported on OpenVMS
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DIRECTION:dir_spec
Arguments
dir_spec
One of the following identifiers or corresponding values: (n)
Ignore the DIRECTION qualifier.
Read the next sequential record in a forward direction. (default)
Read the next sequential record in a reverse direction.
Discussion
The DIRECTION qualifier specifies the direction in which to perform a READS. It is supported only on ISAM and relative files.
The DIRECTION qualifier is ignored if it follows a FIND on the same channel.
Due to poor performance, on OpenVMS we recommend reading in the reverse direction only on keys without duplicates. |
See also
READS statement