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NAME: dbtabbrowse
FUNCTION:
Determine whether the specified table is updatable via the
DB-Library browse-mode facilities.
SYNTAX:
DBBOOL dbtabbrowse(dbproc, tabnum)
DBPROCESS *dbproc;
int tabnum;
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COMMENTS:
o dbtabbrowse() is one of the DB-Library browse mode routines.
See the Introduction for a detailed discussion of browse mode.
o dbtabbrowse() provides a way to identify browsable tables. It
is useful when examining ad hoc queries prior to performing
browse mode updates based on them. If the query has been hard-
coded into the program, this routine is obviously unnecessary.
o For a table to be considered "browsable," it must have a unique
index and a timestamp column.
o The application can call dbtabbrowse() any time after
dbresults().
o Example 7 in the DB-Library Reference Supplement contains a
call to dbtabbrowse().
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PARAMETERS:
dbproc - A pointer to the DBPROCESS structure that provides the
connection for a particular front-end/SQL Server process. It
contains all the information that DB-Library uses to manage
communications and data between the front end and SQL Server.
tabnum - The number of the table of interest, as specified in
the SELECT statement's FROM clause. Table numbers start at
1.
RETURNS:
TRUE or FALSE.
SEE ALSO:
dbcolbrowse, dbcolsource, dbqual, dbtabcount, dbtabname, dbtab-
source, dbtsnewlen, dbtsnewval, dbtsput