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dbase_pack

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_packPacks a database


Description

dbase_pack ( resource $database ) : bool

Packs the specified database by permanently deleting all records marked for deletion using dbase_delete_record(). Note that the file will be truncated after successful packing (contrary to dBASE III's PACK command).


Parameters

database
The database resource, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().


Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.


Changelog

Version Description
dbase 7.0.0 database is now a resource

instead of an int.


Examples

Example #1 Emptying a dBase database

<?php// open in read-write mode$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);if ($db) {  $record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);  for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {      dbase_delete_record($db, $i);  }  // expunge the database  dbase_pack($db);}?>

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