Dbiflsh()
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PURPOSE
flush I/O buffer cache for index file
SYNOPSIS
#include "dbl.h" int dbiflsh(ndx) <input parameter> char *ndx; /* .NDX file descriptor */ <output parameters> none
RETURN VALUE
The dbiflsh() function return 0 for success, or < 0 if an error occurs. See the section on return code values for a detailed list of return codes.
DESCRIPTION
This function forces the I/O buffer cache of the specified .NDX file to be written to the disk.
EXAMPLE
The following example flushes the .NDX file whose file descriptor is in "char *ndx".
#include "dbl.h" char *ndx; /* .NDX file descriptor */ int rc; /* Return code */ rc = dbiflsh(ndx); if (rc == SUCCESS) printf("index buffer flushed \n"); else { printf("error number %d \n", rc); exit (1); }