NAME

PX_get_field - Returns single field definition in Paradox file

SYNOPSIS

#include <paradox.h>

pxfield_t *PX_get_field(pxdoc_t *pxdoc, int fieldno)

DESCRIPTION

Returns the meta data of the field with the given number in a Paradox file. The first field has number 0, the last one has number_of_fields-1. pxfield_t is defined as

		  typedef struct px_field pxfield_t;
			struct px_field {
			  char *px_fname;
			  char px_ftype;
			  int px_flen;
			  int px_fdc;
			};
		

The meaning of px_ftype is as following:

"VALUES AND MEANING OF PX_FTYPE" ValueMeaningpxfAlphaCharacter string with a maximum of px_flen charackters.pxfDatepxfShortShort integer (16 Bit)pxfLongLong integer (32 Bit)pxfCurrencypxfNumberpxfLogicalpxfMemoBLObpxfBLObpxfFmtMemoBLObpxfOLEpxfGraphicpxfTimepxfTimestamppxfAutoIncpxfBCDpxfBytesArray of bytes.

RETURN VALUE

Returns pointer to field on success and NULL on failure.

SEE ALSO

PX_get_record(3), PX_get_fields(3)

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann <uwe@steinmann.cx>.