Many of the database configuration high level functions have the same name in the files dblocfg.c (single user) and dbcscfg.c (client/server). All the high level Bbuuzzb configuration functions have names that begin with:
db_config_
Here is a list of functions that are common to both API's:
Prototype : int db_config_get_tmp_path(char *path)
Parameters :
Name : path
Description : returned path
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current temporary files path.
Prototype : int db_config_get_log(char *slog)
Parameters :
Name : slog
Description : returned log destination
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current log destination.
Prototype : int db_config_get_session(char *ses_table)
Parameters :
Name : ses_table
Description : returned session table name
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the name of the current session table. Note that the session table is active only in client/server mode.
Prototype : int db_config_get_catalog(char *cat)
Parameters :
Name : cat
Description : returned catalog table name
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the path/file name of the current catalog.
Prototype : int db_config_get_log_flag(int *flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : returned log flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current log flag value.
Prototype : int db_config_get_session_flag(int *flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : returned session table flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current session table flag value. Note that the session table flag is active only in client/server mode.
Prototype : int db_config_get_catalog_flag(int *flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : returned catalog flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current catalog flag value.
Prototype : int db_config_get_replicate_flag(int *flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : returned replicate flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current replicate flag value. Note that the replicate flag is active only in client/server mode.
Prototype : int db_config_get_version(char *ver)
Parameters :
Name : ver
Description : returned version string
Returns : dbeng code
This function will get and return the current Bbuuzzb version string. Note that this version applies only to the Bbuuzzb database engine. In addition, each Future Lab GPL application has its own version string.
Prototype : int db_config_set_tmp_path(char *path)
Parameters :
Name : path
Description : temporary files path
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the current temporary files path. Note that the path supplied must be a valid directory that files can be written to (this will be checked).
Prototype : int db_config_set_log(char *slog)
Parameters :
Name : slog
Description : log destination
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the Bbuuzzb engine log to the log destination. The log destination may be a path/file name or the system log server (support for the system log server in single user applications is optional and must be linked in).
Prototype : int db_config_set_session(char *ses_table)
Parameters :
Name : ses_table
Description : session table path/file name
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the current session table to the session table path/file name which must point to a valid directory and file name that can be written to (this will be checked). If the session table does not already exist, it will be created. If the session table is changed while the session table is active, the contents of the previous session table will be lost. Note that the session table is active only in client/server mode.
Prototype : int db_config_set_catalog(char *cat)
Parameters :
Name : cat
Description : catalog path/file name
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the catalog table to the catalog path/file name which must point to an existing file in a valid directory that can be read and written to (this will be checked). The catalog table must already exist and will not be automatically created by the Bbuuzzb engine.
Prototype : int db_config_set_log_flag(int flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : log flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the log flag to the log flag value which must be either zero or one. This function will also turn logging on or off.
Prototype : int db_config_set_session_flag(int flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : session table flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the session table flag to the session table flag value which must be either zero or one. Note that the session table is active only in client/server mode.
Prototype : int db_config_set_catalog_flag(int flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : catalog flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the catalog flag to the catalog flag value which must be zero or one.
Prototype : int db_config_set_replicate_flag(int flag)
Parameters :
Name : flag
Description : replicate flag value
Returns : dbeng code
This function will set the replicate flag to the replicate flag value which must be zero or one. Note that replication is active only in client/server mode.