In saving an example for myself, I thought I'd reproduce NUMBER FROM using a counter, given that:
> NUMBER is a convenience; the same result can be obtained by > incrementing a counter. How the heck do I set a nonzero initial value? I thought BREAK FIRST would fit the bill, but that doesn't come before the first record unless I delay the record by SELECT SECOND. I could put IF #0=0 up front, but if the initial value is negative I'd need a second counter to keep track so I don't reset it again when it hits zero. ¬R
