dbase_get_header_info

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

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);
?>

Code Examples / Notes » dbase_get_header_info

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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)

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dbase_add_record
dbase_close
dbase_create
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dbase_get_header_info
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dbase_get_record
dbase_numfields
dbase_numrecords
dbase_open
dbase_pack
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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 )

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 )