IDAPI SDK Pascal Examples Documentation
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Contents
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I.     List of shipped files
II.    Prerequisites
III.   Using Pascal Examples


I. List of shipped files
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aliases.pas   Displays the aliases available in the current configuration
              file.
batmove.pas   Uses the DbiBatchMove function
blobio.pas    Uses BLOBs
blobsmpl.pas  A simple example of using BLOBs
block.pas     Uses blockmove to speed up table access
bookmark.pas  Saves the current record position using bookmarks
config.pas    Displays the information in the configuration file
cr8dbtbl.pas  Creates a dBASE table
cr8pxtbl.pas  Creates a Paradox table
dbio.pas      Manipulates databases
drvcaps.pas   Determines the capabilities of the available drivers
errval.pas    Gets the error value and displaying error information
fieldmap.pas  Changes the fields which are used in a table
filter.pas    Limits the records accessable from a table using filters
format.pas    Gets the date and time format from the configuration file
idxdbase.pas  Uses dBASE indexes
idxexpr.pas   Uses dBASE expression indexes
idxpdox.pas   Uses Paradox indexes
initeng.pas   Initializes IDAPI
lnkcrsr.pas   Limits the records of one table depending on the current
              record in another table
lsql.pas      A simple SQL example on a local table
lsqljoin.pas  An SQL join of a dBASE and a Paradox table
lsqllive.pas  Shows the use of a live answer table
navigate.pas  Navigates with IDAPI
optparam.pas  Uses optional paramaters when creating a table
password.pas  Usies Passwords with Paradox tables
prdxsort.pas  Sorts Paradox tables
qbe.pas       A simple Query by Example (QBE) example
qbe2.pas      A join of a dBASE and a Paradox table using QBE
range.pas     Limits the records returned from a table to an upper
              and lower range
rdolock.pas   Creates a read-only directory (Paradox only)
reclock.pas   Locks records
recupdat.pas  Inserts and modifies records
refinteg.pas  Creates referential integrity links
search.pas    Searches IDAPI tables
secdesc.pas   Uses auxilliary passords, also called security descriptors.
              (Paradox only)
session.pas   Uses multiple sessions with IDAPI
softdel.pas   Sets properties and use soft delete (dBASE only)
sysinfo.pas   Gets information about the IDAPI system
tblinfo.pas   Gets information about a table
tbllist.pas   Gets a list of the available tables
tbllock.pas   Uses table locking
tblopen.pas   Opens a table
test.pas      Basic framework to use for testing or creating new examples

snipdata.pas  Contains the global data used by Pascal Examples
sniptool.pas  Helper functions used by the examples

II. Prerequisites
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   The following software must be installed to run Pascal Examples:
      -IDAPI Software Development Kit (SDK)
      -Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher
      -Borland Pascal Windows Compiler version 7.0 or higher.


III. Using Pascal Examples 
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   Each Pascal example is a stand-alone program which should be
   compiled using the Borland Pascal Windows Compiler version 7.0 
   or higher.  Each example uses many different units, for example
   dbitypes.pas.  When each example is compiled the
   "unit directories and object directories" compiler options
   should include the directory where the pascal units
   (i.e., dbitypes etc) exist, for example c:\bde\units.
   It might also be required to set the numeric processing option 
   to use the 8087 numeric coprocessor as some examples require 
   real-type calculations.

   When each stand-alone program is run, the initial output goes
   to the CRT. The initial output indicates which example is being 
   run. After displaying the initial status messages on the CRT, 
   the output starts going to the "snipit.out" text file. At the end 
   of the program execution, the last status message appears on the 
   CRT again indicating that the execution of the program has completed.