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CONNECTED Function

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Tells whether a database is connected. If logical name is the logical name or alias is the alias of a connected database, the CONNECTED function returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

SYNTAX

CONNECTED ( logical-name | alias ) 

logical-name

Refers to a logical name. It can be a quoted string or a character expression. An unquoted character string is not allowed.

alias

Refers to an alias. It can be a quoted string or a character expression. An unquoted character string is not allowed.

EXAMPLE

This procedure runs r-dispcu.p if a database with the logical name sports is connected.

r-cnctd.p
IF CONNECTED("sports") THEN RUN r-dispcu.p. 

SEE ALSO

ALIAS Function, CONNECT Statement, CREATE ALIAS Statement,CREATE DATABASE Statement, DATASERVERS Function, DBCODEPAGE Function, DBCOLLATION Function, DBRESTRICTIONS Function, DBTYPE Function, DBVERSION Function, DELETE ALIAS Statement, DISCONNECT Statement, FRAME-DB Function, LDBNAME Function, NUM-DBS Function, PDBNAME Function, SDBNAME Function


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