dlopen - open a logical RMSfile
#include
DFILE *dlopen (lname, mode)
char *lname, *mode;
Dlopen opens a logical RMSfile for further I/O. If successfully
opened, dlopen returns a pointer to a control block to identify
the RMSfile in subsequent operations.
Lname names the RMSfile to be opened. Dlopen understands both
logical names and path names. If lname is a logical name, it must
be defined in the C/Base database catalog. Lname can have any of
the following formats:
Format Action
dbase~lfile Open logical RMSfile
~lfile Open logical RMSfile in default database
lfile Open logical RMSfile in default database
path name Open RMSfile
Mode is a character string describing the types of operations to
be done on the RMSfile. Mode may have one of the following
values:
Modes Operations
r open for reading
w zero RMSfile records, open for writing
a open for writing
u open for reading and writing
dlopen(C-3), dopen(C-3),
dclose(C-3), dbopen(C-3)
Dlopen returns a NULL pointer if the logical RMSfile is not
defined, or if the RMSfile cannot be accessed. If NULL is
returned, the RMS error message is set describing the reason for
not opening the RMSfile.
If the RMSfile is opened for writing (mode is w, a, or u), the
database log file is opened. If lname is a pathname of an
RMSfile, transaction logging is disabled for that RMSfile.