dbase_pack

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

    dbase_pack — Packs 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
    PECL 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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