(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)
dbase_pack — Packs a database
$database
): boolPacks the specified database by permanently deleting all records marked for deletion using dbase_delete_record(). Note that the file will be truncated after successful packing (contrary to dBASE III's PACK command).
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Version | Description |
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dbase 7.0.0 |
database is now a resource
instead of an int.
|
Example #1 Emptying a dBase database
<?php// open in read-write mode$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);}?>