Assume the following for the examples below:
Table 174 Values for HOWMANY Function Examples
Variable Name  | 
Key  | 
Value  | 
|---|---|---|
A1  | 
2,  | 
  | 
A2  | 
2.5,  | 
  | 
A3B  | 
3,  | 
  | 
DB_CHKDBL@G0  | 
03  | 
DATA1  | 
DB_CHKDBL@G1  | 
01  | 
TESTDATA  | 
DB_CHKDBL@G2  | 
11  | 
ABCD  | 
DB_CHKDBL@G3  | 
01  | 
2  | 
DB_CHKDBL  | 
01  | 
1 (not yet committed)  | 
Table 175 HOWMANY Function Example
Function  | 
Returns value:  | 
|---|---|
HOWMANY('A*')  | 
3  | 
HOWMANY('A?')  | 
2  | 
HOWMANY('DB_CHKDBL')  | 
5  | 
HOWMANY('DB_CHKDBL@K01')  | 
3  | 
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