dbase_get_header_info
Get the header info of a dBase database
Description
arraydbase_get_header_info
intdbase_identifier
Returns information on the column structure of the database referenced by
dbase_identifier. For each column in the database,
there is an entry in a numerically-indexed array. The array index starts
at 0. Each array element contains an associative array of column
information. If the database header information cannot be read, &false;
is returned.
The array elements are:
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
Showing header information for a dBase database file