TableOpen
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Prototype

IntTableHandle:=TableOpen(strDataBaseName,strTableName)

Description

It opens the table as it was a parameter.

Parameters

StrDataBaseName:
string corresponding to a directory.

StrTableName
: string corresponding to the file table to open (with extension .db or .dbf).

Returned value

IntTableHandle: integer value corresponding to the table handle.

Notes

This function asks for the name of a database standard as well as the name of an existing table in the database.

The returned value can be used in the functions that work on the tables (TableClose, TableRecordCount, TableFirst,…).

Example

// It stores the table handle 
UnaTabella:= TableOpen('c:\documents\index','statistics.db');

//It sets the current record edit mode 
TableEdit(UnaTabella);

// It executes other operations

//It confirms the change
TablePost(UnaTabella);

// It executes other operations

//  It closes the table
TableClose(UnaTabella);