dbase_get_header_info

Gets the header info of a database (PHP 5)
array dbase_get_header_info ( int dbase_identifier )

Returns information on the column structure of the given database link identifier.

Parameters

dbase_identifier: The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

Return Values

An indexed array with an entry for each column in the database. The array index starts at 0.

Each array element contains an associative array of column information, as described here:

name: The name of the column
type: The human-readable name for the dbase type of the column (i.e. date, boolean, etc.)
length: The number of bytes this column can hold
precision: The number of digits of decimal precision for the column
format: A suggested printf() format specifier for the column
offset: The byte offset of the column from the start of the row

If the database header information cannot be read, FALSE is returned.

Examples

Example 477. Showing header information for a dBase database file

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<?php
// Path to dbase file
$db_path = "/tmp/test.dbf";

// Open dbase file
$dbh = dbase_open($db_path, 0)

  or die("Error! Could not open dbase database file '$db_path'.");

// Get column information
$column_info = dbase_get_header_info($dbh);

// Display information
print_r($column_info);
?>

Field Types ********* Not all field types of DBase are supported. Look below for the internal field type definitions of PHP 5.1.x. The storage symbols of DBase are C (stands for character), D (date) , I (integer), N (number), L (boolean), M (memo). All other symbols like B, @, l, +, F, O and G are defined as unknown. Sources ********* http://www.dbase.com/KnowledgeBase/int/db7_file_fmt.htm PHP-Source-5.1.6 ext/dbase/dbase.c (line 786)

dbase_get_header_info

Gets the header info of a database (PHP 5)
array dbase_get_header_info ( int dbase_identifier )

Parameters

Return Values

Examples

Example 477. Showing header information for a dBase database file

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dbase_get_header_info

Gets the header info of a database (PHP 5) array dbase_get_header_info ( int dbase_identifier )

Parameters

Return Values

Examples

Example 477. Showing header information for a dBase database file

Code Examples / Notes » dbase_get_header_info

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Gets the header info of a database (PHP 5)
array dbase_get_header_info ( int dbase_identifier )