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COUNT Function

Purpose

Returns an unscaled real fixed binary value specifying the number of data items transmitted during the last GET or PUT operation on the specified file-reference.

Syntax

COUNT(x)

Parameters

x is a file-reference. The file must be open and have the STREAM attribute.

Description

The count of transmitted items for a GET or PUT operation on x is initialized to zero before the first data item is transmitted, and is incremented by one after the transmission of each data item in the list. If x is not open in the current program, a value of zero is returned.

If an ON-unit or procedure is entered during a GET or PUT operation, and within that ON-unit or procedure, a GET or PUT operation is executed for x, the value of COUNT is reset for the new operation. It is restored when the original GET or PUT is continued.

Restrictions

None.

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