Dbflush()

PURPOSE

flush I/O buffer for .DBF file

SYNOPSIS

#include "dbl.h"
 
	int	dbflush(dbf)
 
	<input parameter>
	char	*dbf;		/* .DBF file descriptor	*/
 
	<output parameters>
	none

RETURN VALUE

The dbflush() function returns 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 contents of the I/O buffer of the specified .DBF file to be written to the disk.

EXAMPLE

This example flushes the I/O buffer of the .DBF file whose file descriptor is in "char *dbf".

#include "dbl.h"
	char	*dbf;		/* .DBF file descriptor	*/
	int	rc;		/* Return code			*/
 
	rc = dbflush(dbf);
	if (rc = = SUCCESS) printf(database buffer flushed n");
	else {
		printf("error number %d n, rc);
	exit (1);
}

SEE ALSO

dbappend(), dbdcache(), dbdelete(), dbgetr(), dbiflsh(), dbputr(), dbrecall(), dbupdr()