php-doc-en/reference/dbase/functions/dbase-open.xml

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  <refentry id="function.dbase-open">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>dbase_open</refname>
    <refpurpose>Opens a dBase database</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1 role="description">
    &reftitle.description;
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>int</type><methodname>dbase_open</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
     <function>dbase_open</function> opens a dBase database with the given
     access mode.
    </para>
    &note.sm.uidcheck;
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1 role="parameters">
    &reftitle.parameters;
    <para>
     <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
       <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         The name of the database. It can be a relative or absolute path to
         the file where dBase will store your data.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
       <term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         An integer which correspond to those for the <command>open()</command> 
         system call (Typically 0 means read-only, 1 means write-only, and 2 means
         read and write).
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
    &reftitle.returnvalues;
    <para>
     Returns a database link identifier if the database is successfully opened,
     or &false; if an error occured.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1 role="seealso">
    &reftitle.seealso;
    <para>
     <simplelist>
      <member><function>dbase_create</function></member>
      <member><function>dbase_close</function></member>
     </simplelist>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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