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remove some misleading (and unnecessary) text, and fix a few typos

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jim winstead 2001-04-24 02:45:58 +00:00
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functions/dbase.xml
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@ -13,22 +13,18 @@
modifying the same dBase file will very likely ruin your database.
</simpara>
<simpara>
Unlike SQL databases, dBase "databases" cannot change the database
definition afterwards. Once the file is created, the database
definition is fixed. There are no indexes that speed searching or
otherwise organize your data. dBase files are simple sequential
files of fixed length records. Records are appended to the end of
dBase files are simple sequential files of fixed
length records. Records are appended to the end of
the file and delete records are kept until you call
<function>dbase_pack()</function>.
<function>dbase_pack</function>.
</simpara>
<simpara>
We recommend that you do not use dBase files as your production
database. Choose any real SQL server instead; MySQL or Postgres
are common choices with PHP. dBase support is here to allow you to
import and export data to and from your web database, since the
file format is commonly understood with Windows spreadsheets and
organizers. Import and export of data is about all that dBase
support is good for.
import and export data to and from your web database, because the
file format is commonly understood by Windows spreadsheets and
organizers.
</simpara>
</partintro>
@ -190,7 +186,7 @@ if (!dbase_create($dbname, $def))
<para>
Packs the specified database (permanently deleting all records
marked for deletion using
<function>dbase_delete_record</function>.
<function>dbase_delete_record</function>).
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
@ -210,7 +206,7 @@ if (!dbase_create($dbname, $def))
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Adds the data in the <parameter>record </parameter>to the
Adds the data in the <parameter>record</parameter> to the
database. If the number of items in the supplied record isn't
equal to the number of fields in the database, the operation will
fail and false will be returned.
@ -321,7 +317,7 @@ if (!dbase_create($dbname, $def))
Returns the data from <parameter>record</parameter> in an
associative array. The array also includes an associative member
named 'deleted' which is set to 1 if the record has been marked
for deletion (see <function>dbase_delete_record</function>.
for deletion (see <function>dbase_delete_record</function>).
</para>
<para>
Each field is converted to the appropriate PHP type. (Dates are