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<refentry xml:id="function.dbase-pack" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>dbase_pack</refname>
  <refpurpose>Packs a database</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>dbase_pack</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>dbase_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Packs the specified database by permanently deleting all records marked
   for deletion using <function>dbase_delete_record</function>.
   Note that the file will be truncated after successful packing (contrary to
   dBASE III's PACK command).
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dbase_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The database link identifier, returned by <function>dbase_open</function>
       or <function>dbase_create</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <informaltable>
   <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
     <row>
      <entry>&Version;</entry>
      <entry>&Description;</entry>
     </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
     <row>
      <entry>dbase 7.0.0</entry>
      <entry>
       <parameter>dbase_identifier</parameter> is now a <type>resource</type>
       instead of an <type>int</type>.
      </entry>
     </row>
    </tbody>
   </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Emptying a dBase database</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);

if ($db) {
  $record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
  for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
      dbase_delete_record($db, $i);
  }
  // expunge the database
  dbase_pack($db);
}

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>dbase_delete_record</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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