# difference READ, FIND, HISTOGRAM, GET

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Basics-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [November 27, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757 "2007-11-27T12:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![prakash3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@prakash3](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/prakash3)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757/1 "2007-11-27T12:00:07Z")

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HI,

can you please tell what is exact difference between READ,FIND,HISTOGRAM, GET.

Thanks in advance

Thanks,  
prakasah

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**Author:** ![Matthias1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@Matthias1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Matthias1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757/2 "2007-11-27T12:51:08Z")

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[http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat423mf/pg/pg\_dbms\_ada.htm#pg\_dbms\_sdba](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat423mf/pg/pg_dbms_ada.htm#pg_dbms_sdba)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757/3 "2007-11-27T12:52:46Z")

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READ … Reads a database file in physical or logical sequence of records.  
FIND … Selects records from a database file based on user-specified criteria.  
HISTOGRAM … Reads the values of a database field.  
GET … Reads a record with a given ISN (internal sequence number) or RNO (record number).

For more information refer to [url][http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat632win/sm/stmt.htm#Database\_Access\_and\_Update[/url]](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/natural/nat632win/sm/stmt.htm#Database_Access_and_Update%5B/url%5D)

As ALL of your questions are fairly basic, I would STRONGLY urge you to get your management to send you to a Natural class.

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**Author:** ![Chad\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Chad\_Scott](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Chad_Scott)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757/4 "2007-11-27T23:40:18Z")

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I hope this is not the same prakash that received certification!  
[http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/viewtopic.php?t=13486&C=23,18,24,20,21](http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/viewtopic.php?t=13486&C=23,18,24,20,21)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/difference-read-find-histogram-get/75757/5 "2021-04-02T14:48:57Z")

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