Records in selection

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Records in selection {(table)} Number

Records in selection returns the number of records in the current selection of table. In contrast, Records in table returns the total number of records in the table.

The following example shows a loop technique commonly used to move through all the records in a selection. The same action can also be accomplished with the APPLY TO SELECTION command:

   FIRST RECORD ([People])   ` Start at first record in the selection 
   For ($vlRecord; 1; Records in selection ([People]))   ` Loop once for each record 
      Do Something   ` Do something with the record 
      NEXT RECORD ([People])   ` Move to the next record 
   End for

Records in table.