D_OPEN (1)

SYNOPSIS

#include <typhoon.h>

d_open(char *dbname, char *mode)

DESCRIPTION

d_open opens a database in either shared or exclusive mode. If the database does not already exist it is created without warning. The dbd-file must be placed in the path specified by d_dbdpath(1) and the database files must be placed in the path specified by d_dbfpath(1). dbname is the name of the dbd-file without extension. mode is "s" or "x" for shared and exclusive mode, respectively.

If d_open returns S_OKAY the database becomes the current database.

If the database has already been opened by another process in exclusive mode, d_open returns S_UNAVAIL.

DIAGNOSTICS

The status code returned by the function is also stored in the global variable db_status.

S_OKAY

Database opened successfully.

S_NOMEM

Out of memory.

S_INVDB

Invalid database name.

S_IOFATAL

Fatal file i/o error.

S_NOTAVAIL

The database has been opened in exclusive mode by another process.

CURRENCY CHANGES

The opened database becomes the current database.

IDENTIFICATION

Author: Thomas B. Pedersen. Copyright (c) 1994 Thomas B. Pedersen.

SEE ALSO

- d_dbdpath (1) - - d_dbfpath (1) - - d_setfiles (1) - - d_close (1) - d_destroy(1) - d_dbget (1) -

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