Difference between revisions of "Dbakey()"

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<input parameters>
 
<input parameters>
 
char *ndx; /* .NDX file descriptor */
 
char *ndx; /* .NDX file descriptor */
char key; /* Address of a buffer containing the key */
+
char key; /* Address of a buffer containing the key */
 
long recno; /* Record number */
 
long recno; /* Record number */
  

Revision as of 10:54, 15 April 2009

PURPOSE

add key


SYNOPSIS

#include<dbl.h>
 
	int	dbakey(ndx, key, recno)
 
	<input parameters>
	char	*ndx;	/* .NDX file descriptor */
	char	key;		/* Address of a buffer containing the key */
	long	recno;	/* Record number */
 
	<output parameters>
	none


RETURN VALUE

The dbakey() 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 adds a key with its associated record number to the specified .NDX file which contains keys in a B-tree structure.


EXAMPLE

The following example adds a character key "John Smith 5" and its associated record number 5 to the index file whose descriptor is in "char *ndx".

#include "dbl.h"
 
char	*ndx;	/* .NDX file descriptor */
int	rc;	/* Return code */
 
rc=dbakey(ndx,"John Smith 5". (long)5);
if (rc = = SUCCESS) printf("key added \n");
else 
{
	printf("error number %d \n", rc);
	exit (1);
}


SEE ALSO

dbatokey(), dbicreat(), dbiflsh(), dbrmvkey(), dbtkey(), dbupdr()