dBase Functions
Actually you have to change the read array from key based to element (numeric) based and everything works correctly!
$db = dbase_open( "yourfile.dbf", 2); // 0=RO, 1=WO, 2=RW
if ($db) {
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
unset($row["deleted"]); // drop the field
// do whatever it is you want to the $row["elements"]
// then convert to numeric to store:
$rarr = array();
foreach ($row as $i=>$vl) $rarr[] = $vl;
dbase_replace_record($db, $rarr, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
That code actually works!
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dbase_replace_record
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
dbase_replace_record — Replaces a record in a database
Description
bool dbase_replace_record
( int $dbase_identifier
, array $record
, int $record_number
)
Replaces the given record in the database with the given data.
Parameters
- dbase_identifier
-
The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().
- record
-
An indexed array of data. The number of items must be equal to the number of fields in the database, otherwise dbase_replace_record() will fail.
Note: If you're using dbase_get_record() return value for this parameter, remember to reset the key named deleted.
- record_number
-
An integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords()).
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Updating a record in the database
<?php
// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);
if ($db) {
// gets the old row
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
// remove the 'deleted' entry
unset($row['deleted']);
// Update the date field with the current timestamp
$row['date'] = date('Ymd');
// Replace the record
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
?>
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3Famous at gmail dot com
11-Feb-2008 07:03
11-Feb-2008 07:03
hassan at datakillarna dot se
11-Feb-2006 02:30
11-Feb-2006 02:30
If you get "unexpected error", try to change the assoc array, $row, to an indexed array with array_values().
Example:
$row = array_values($row);
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
The dbase_replace-function cannot handle an assoc array.
Hope this will save someone a headache! ;)
wysocki at wildworld dot net
11-Feb-2005 11:15
11-Feb-2005 11:15
The dbase add and replace functions do NOT like to use the associative array.
<?
//This gives "unspecified error" on replace and add:
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
unset($row['deleted']);
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_add_record($db, $row);
//To further prove the point,
//The first add works, the second one fails:
$testrow1=array('one','2','three');
dbase_add_record($db,$testrow1);
$testrow2=array('FIELDA' => 'xxx','FIELDB' => '9','FIELDC' => 'yyyyy');
dbase_add_record($db,$testrow2);
?>