Function order_select

This function creates the SQL statement for the query and the corresponding cursor to retrieve the rows from the orders table. It calls the function fetch_order.

Function order_select (orders.4gl):

01 FUNCTION order_select(where_clause) 
02   DEFINE where_clause STRING,   
03          sql_text STRING   
04        
05   LET sql_text = "SELECT "
05       || "orders.store_num, "
06       || "customer.store_name, "
07       || "orders.order_num, "
08       || "orders.order_date, "
09       || "orders.fac_code, "
10       || "orders.ship_instr, "
11       || "orders.promo "
12       || "FROM orders, customer "
13       || "WHERE orders.store_num = customer.store_num "
14       || "AND " || where_clause 
15  
16   DECLARE order_curs SCROLL CURSOR FROM sql_text  
17   OPEN order_curs 
18   IF (NOT order_fetch(1)) THEN
19      CLEAR FORM
20      MESSAGE msg04
21      RETURN FALSE
22   END IF
23  
24   RETURN TRUE
25  
26 END FUNCTION

Note:

Lines 05 thru 14 contain the text of the SELECT statement with the query criteria contained in the variable where_clause.
Line 16 declares a SCROLL CURSOR for the SELECT statement stored in the variable sql_text.
Line 17 opens the SCROLL CURSOR.
Line 18 thru 22 call the function order_fetch, passing a parameter of 1 to fetch the next row, which in this case will be the first one. If the fetch is not successful, FALSE is returned.
Line 24 returns TRUE, indicating the fetch was successful.