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− | char *dbf; /* File descriptor of a .DBF file to be locked */ | + | char *dbf; /* File descriptor of a .DBF file to be locked */ |
− | int recno; | + | int recno; /* Record number to lock */ |
<output parameter> | <output parameter> | ||
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<code lang="c"> | <code lang="c"> | ||
#include "dbl.h" | #include "dbl.h" | ||
− | char *dbf; /* Database file descriptor */ | + | char *dbf; /* Database file descriptor */ |
− | int rc; /* Return code | + | int rc; /* Return code */ |
rc = dblockr(dbf, 5); | rc = dblockr(dbf, 5); | ||
− | if (rc = SUCCESS) printf("record 5 is locked n"); | + | if (rc == SUCCESS) printf("record 5 is locked \n"); |
else { | else { | ||
− | printf("record 5 could not be locked n"); | + | printf("record 5 could not be locked \n"); |
return (ERROR); | return (ERROR); | ||
} | } |
Latest revision as of 13:43, 1 May 2009
PURPOSE
lock a record in a database file
SYNOPSIS
#include "dbl.h" int dblockr(dbf, recno) <input parameter> char *dbf; /* File descriptor of a .DBF file to be locked */ int recno; /* Record number to lock */ <output parameter> none
RETURN VALUE
The dblockr() function returns 0 for success, or < 0 if an error occurs. See the section on return code value for a detailed list of return codes.
DESCRIPTION
The dblockr() function locks a record in the database file from the given file descriptor "char *dbf". The record locked is the number in "int recno".
EXAMPLE
The following example locks record number 5 in the .DBF file whose file descriptor is in "char *dbf".
#include "dbl.h" char *dbf; /* Database file descriptor */ int rc; /* Return code */ rc = dblockr(dbf, 5); if (rc == SUCCESS) printf("record 5 is locked \n"); else { printf("record 5 could not be locked \n"); return (ERROR); }
SEE ALSO
dbfilemode(), dblockf(), dblocki(), dbtlockf(), dbtlockr(), dbunlockf(), dbunlocki(), dbunlockr()