CodeBase 0.86

CodeBase is a Perl module for accessing dBASE files.

ABSTRACT

The CodeBase module provides a Perl 5 class for accessing dBASE files. It is a development of an earlier unpublished Perl 4 extension.

SYNOPSIS

Programs using the CodeBase module must include the line:

use CodeBase;

The functions that the module provides are listed below, grouped according to type of function.

File manipulation functions

$fh = CodeBase::open($filename, @options);
$fh = CodeBase::create($filename, @fielddefs);
$fh->DESTROY();

File information functions

$n_recs = $fh->reccount();
$recsize = $fh->recsize();
$n_fields = $fh->fldcount();
@names = $fh->names();
$type = $fh->type($fieldname);
@fieldinfo = $fh->fieldinfo();

Navigation functions

$recno = $fh->recno();
$fh->goto($recno);
$fh->skip($n_recs);
$fh->bof();
$fh->eof();

Record manipulation functions

@values = $fh->fields();
$value = $fh->field($fieldname);
$fh->set_field($fieldname, $value);
$fh->new_record(@values);
$fh->replace_record(@values);

$fh->deleted();
$fh->delete_record($recno);

$fh->flush($tries);
$fh->pack($compress_memo);

$fh->lock($what, $tries);
$fh->unlock();

Index manipulation functions

$n_tags = $fh->tag_count();
@tags = $fh->tags();
@taginfo = $fh->taginfo($index_name);
$fh->open_index($name);
$fh->create_index($name, $taginfo);
$fh->reindex();
$fh->set_tag();
$fh->seek($key);

$q = $fh->prepare_query($expr [, $sortexpr [, $desc]]);
$q->execute;
$q->next([$skip]);

Miscellaneous functions

CodeBase::option(@options);
$errno = CodeBase::errno();
$errmsg = CodeBase::errmsg($errno);
$version = CodeBase::libversion;
$dbtype = CodeBase::dbtype;