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Работа с базами данных

01.01.2007

Each function listed below returns information about a specific database, available databases, or performs a database-related task, such as opening or closing a database.

DbiCloseDatabase:

Closes a database and all tables associated with this database handle.

DbiGetDatabaseDesc:

Retrieves the description of the specified database from the configuration file.

DbiGetDirectory:

Retrieves the current working directory or the default directory.

DbiOpenDatabase:

Opens a database in the current session and returns a database handle.

DbiOpenDatabaseList:

Creates an in-memory table containing a list of accessible databases and their descriptions.

DbiOpenFileList:

Opens a cursor on the virtual table containing all the tables accessible by the client application

and their descriptions.

DbiOpenIndexList:

Opens a cursor on an in-memory table listing the indexes on a specified table, along with

their descriptions.

DbiOpenTableList:

Creates an in-memory table with information about all the tables accessible to the client application.

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