sys.copy_pkey()

Purpose:

sys.copy_pkey() copies the primary key fields of 1 file to the primary key fields of another file.

Usage:

ret = sys.copy_pkey([ <fromasprog>, ] <fromasfile>, [ <toasprog>, ] <toasfile>);

Arguments:

alpha - <fromasprog> - Optional arg to specify the name of the 4C program to find <fromasfile>. If not specified, the the current program is used.

asfile - <fromasfile> - The 4C asfile to copy from.

alpha - <toasprog> - Optional arg to specify the name of the 4C program to find <toasfile>. If not specified, the the current program is used.

asfile - <toasfile> - The 4C asfile to copy to.

Returns:

< 0 - Some error

0 - OK

Where Used:

sys.copy_pkey() can be called from anywhere.

Example:

Description:

sys.copy_pkey() copies the values in the primary key field buffers in memory of 1 4c file to the primary key field buffer in memory of another 4c file. Fields with incompatible fields types in the 2 files are skipped.

Requirements

4cserver version 6.4.5 or later

Bugs/Features/Comments:

See Also:

sys.copy_file()

sys.copy_fields()

sys.null_file()

sys.null_data()