dbTable

data type

Library: Database access (OMDB legacy)
Include: omdb.xin

Purpose

The dbTable OMX component represents a single table in the relational database.

Usage Notes

The OmniMark Database dynamic link library file ("omdb.dll" or "omdb.so") creates the dbTable OMX component. The related include file ("omdb.xin") defines the interface to that component. To use dbTable OMX components in your program, you must include the following in your program:

      include "omdb.xin"

Within your program, you can create as many instances of the dbTable OMX component as you require by declaring global and local variables of type "dbTable".

Please refer to OMX Components for a general description of OMX components and how they are used.

Related OMDB library functions:

The functions

dbTableOpen - attach a dbTable OMX item to an existing table in the database.
dbTableClose - close an attached table and releases its resources.

are used to establish and discard dbTable OMX components. The dbTable objects are used by the following OMDB library functions:

dbTableDelete - delete records from a table using supplied criteria.
dbTableInsert - insert a record into a table using the data values in a stream shelf.
dbTableUpdate - update records in a table using supplied data and criteria.