Converts data into data of type long. There are two syntaxes.
Description
Combines two unsigned integers into a long value.
Syntax
Long ( lowword, highword )
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Argument |
Description |
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lowword |
An UnsignedInteger to be the low word in the long |
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highword |
An UnsignedInteger to be the high word in the long |
Return value
Long.
Returns the long if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, Long returns null.
Usage
Use Long for passing values to external C functions or specifying a value for the LongParm property of PowerBuilder's Message object.
Examples
These statements convert the UnsignedIntegers nLow and nHigh into a long value:
UnsignedInt nLow // Low integer 16 bits
UnsignedInt nHigh // High integer 16 bits
long LValue // Long value 32 bits
nLow = 12345
nHigh = 0
LValue = Long(nLow, nHigh)
MessageBox("Long Value", Lvalue)Description
Converts a string whose value is a number into a long or obtains a long value stored in a blob.
Syntax
Long ( stringorblob )
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Argument |
Description |
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stringorblob |
The string you want returned as a long or a blob in which the first value is the long value. The rest of the contents of the blob is ignored. Stringorblob can also be an Any variable containing a string or blob. |
Return value
Long.
Returns the value of stringorblob as a long if it succeeds and 0 if stringorblob is not a valid PowerScript number or if it is an incompatible datatype. If stringorblob is null, Long returns null.
Usage
To distinguish between a string whose value is the number 0 and a string whose value is not a number, use the IsNumber function before calling the Long function.
Examples
This statement returns 2167899876 as a long:
Long("2167899876")After assigning blob data from the database to lb_blob, the following example obtains the long value stored at position 20 in the blob:
long lb_num lb_num = Long(BlobMid(lb_blob, 20, 4))
For an example of assigning and extracting values from a blob, see Real.
See also
Long method for DataWindows in the section called “Long” in DataWindow Reference.
