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dbase_open

Name

dbase_open — Opens a dbf file for read, write, or read/write operations.

Synopsis

int dbase_open(filename, mode);
string filename: dbf filename
int mode: dbf file mode

Returns

dbf identifier; FALSE on error

Description

dbase_open() opens a dbf file of the specified name and returns an identifer for use with other dbf functions. The dbf file can be opened in one of three modes: read, write, or read/write.

Mode Integer Flag
Read-only 0
Write-only 1
Read/Write 2


Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

See also

To create a dbf file

dbase_create()

Example

Example 230. Open and close a dbf file

# Constants for dbf file open modes
define ('READ_ONLY',  '0');
define ('WRITE_ONLY', '1');
define ('READ_WRITE', '2');

# Path to dbf file
$db_file = '/tmp/sushi_eaten.dbf';

# Open dbase file for read-write
$id = dbase_open ($db_file, READ_WRITE)
    or die ("Could not open dbf file <i>$db_file</i>.");

# Code to query and manipulate the dbf file
# ...

# Close the dbf file
dbase_close ($id);



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