====== pears.getline ======
<WRAP center round info>
Generated schema reference. Regenerate this page from the SQL unload; keep hand-maintained business notes in the narrative namespace.
</WRAP>

===== Original SQL =====
<code sql>
create function "pears"."getline"( 
  /* Application Maintained Function / Procedure - DO NOT EDIT*/
  in "s1" long varchar,in "ln1" smallint ) 
returns long varchar
begin
  declare "i" smallint;
  declare "ln" smallint;
  declare "s" long varchar;
  set "ln" = "ln1";
  set "s" = "s1";
  "loop1": loop
    set "ln" = "ln"-1;
    if "ln" <= 0 then
      leave "loop1"
    end if;
    set "i" = "charindex"("char"(13),"s");
    if "i" > 0 and "length"("s") > "i"+1 then
      set "s" = "stuff"("s",1,"i"+1,'')
    else
      set "s" = ''
    end if
  end loop "loop1";
  set "i" = "charindex"("char"(13),"s");
  if "i" > 0 then
    set "s" = "left"("s","i"-1)
  end if;
  return("s")
end
</code>