php-doc-en/reference/paradox/functions/px-get-parameter.xml
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<refentry id="function.px-get-parameter">
<refnamediv>
<refname>px_get_parameter</refname>
<refpurpose>Gets a parameter</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>px_get_parameter</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>pxdoc</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Gets various parameters.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>pxdoc</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Resource identifier of the paradox database
as returned by <function>px_new</function>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
The <parameter>name</parameter> can be one of the following:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>tablename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the table as it will be stored in the database header.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>targetencoding</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The encoding for the output. Data which is being read from character
fields with <function>px_get_record</function> or
<function>px_retrieve_record</function> is recoded into the
targetencoding. If it is not set, then the data
will be delivered as stored in the database file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>inputencoding</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The encoding of the input data which is to be stored into the database.
When storing data of character fields in the database, the data is
expected to be delivered in this encoding.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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