A.cursor@m(n)

Read(248) Label: multicursor,

Description:

Generate a multicursor from a sequence.

Syntax:

A.cursor@m(n)

Note:

The function generates a multicursor using sequence A.

Parameter:

A

A sequence

n

Number of subcursors; by default the value isDefault subcursor count in a multicursorconfigured in the designer; when integrating esProc in a third-party application, its default value is cursorParallelNum value configured in raqsoftConfig.xml file

Option:

@p

Assume the sequence is ordered by the 1st field and records having same 1st field value won’t be put into two segments

Return value:

Multicursor

Example:

 

A

 

1

=demo.query("select  CLASS,STUDENTID,SUBJECT,SCORE  from SCORES")

Return a sequence.

2

=A1.cursor@m()

Generate a multicursor from A1’s sequence; as parameters are absent, use value ofDefault subcursor count in a multicursoras the default number of subcursors.

3

=demo.query("select  CLASS,STUDENTID,SUBJECT,SCORE  from SCORES").sort(CLASS)

Return a sequence ordered by the 1st field.

4

=A1.cursor@mp(3)

Generate a multicursor having three subcursors; with @p option, the segmentation won’t put records having same CLASS value in two segments.