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dbase_pack

Name

dbase_pack — Packs a dbf file.

Synopsis

bool dbase_pack(dbf_identifier);
int dbf_identifier: dbf identifier

Returns

TRUE on success; FALSE on error

Description

dbase_pack() packs a dbf file - removing all records that have been marked for deletion by dbase_delete_record() and removing the empty space left by the record's deletion.

The dbf file refered to by dbf_identifier must have been opened in write (1) or read/write (2) mode for dbase_pack to succeed.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 231. Pack a dbf file and display a summary of the changes

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

# Open dbf file for reading and writing
$id = @ dbase_open ($db_file, 2)
    or die ("Could not open dbf file <i>$db_file</i>."); 

# Find the number of rows in the dbf file
$num_rows = dbase_numrecords ($id);

# Loop through the dbf file before using dbase_pack()
for ($i=1; $i <= $num_rows; $i++)
    $before[] = dbase_get_record ($id, $i);

# Pack the dbf file
dbase_pack ($id)
    or die ("Could not pack dbf file <i>$db_file</i>.
        Make sure that the file was opened in write (1) or read/write (2) mode."); 

# Find the number of rows in the dbf file
$num_rows = dbase_numrecords ($id);

# Loop through the dbf file after using dbase_pack()
for ($i=1; $i <= $num_rows; $i++)
    $after[] = dbase_get_record ($id, $i);

# Display the entries removed by dbase_pack()
print "These items were removed from dbf file <i>$db_file</i><blockquote>";
print_r (array_diff ($before, $after));
print '</blockquote';

# Close the dbf file
dbase_close ($id);



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