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dbase_pack

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(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

Packs a database

Description

dbase_pack(resource $database): bool

Packs 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).

Parameters

database: The database resource, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

Return Values

Success

Changelog

Version	Description
PECL dbase 7.0.0	`database` is now a `resource` instead of an `int`.

Examples

Emptying a dBase database

php

<?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);
}

?>