<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC> <HTML> <TITLE>Xbase DBMS Chapter 11</TITLE> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF> <H1><p align="center">Library Options and Methods<br></H1> <p align="center">Chapter Updated 2/1/99</p><hr> <br> <TABLE BORDER> <CAPTION ALIGN="TOP"><h3>xbXbase Class Methods</H3></CAPTION> <TR VALIGN="BASELINE"> <TR><TH ALIGN="LEFT">Method<TD>Description <TR><TH ALIGN="LEFT">void xbXBase::DisplayError(xbShort ErrorNumber)<TD>Display error text <TR><TH ALIGN="LEFT">char * xbXbase::GetDefaultDateFormat()<TD>Return the default date format <TR><TH ALIGN="LEFT">void xbXBase::SetDefaultDateFormat(char * Format)<TD>Set the default date format </TABLE> <br><br> <hr> <h2>Method Definitions</h2> <hr> <h4>Method void xbXbase::DisplayError( xbShort ErrorNo )</h4><br> This method prints a text description of an error code. <h4>Example Code Snipit:</h4> <xmp> xbShort rc; rc = d.SomeXbaseFunction(...); if( rc < 0 ) x.DisplayError( rc ); else DoSomethingUsefull(); </xmp> <hr> <h4>Method char * xbXBase::GetDefaultDateFormat( void )<br> Method void xbXBase::SetDefaultDateFormat( char * NewDateFormat )</h4><br> These methods are used for retrieving and setting the default date format which is used by expression function DTOC. <br><br><hr> <A HREF="mailto:xbase@startech.keller.tx.us"> Send me mail - xbase@startech.keller.tx.us</A><br> <p>(c)1997 StarTech <p><img src="xbase.jpg"><br><hr> </BODY> </HTML>