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>    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )</P
>dbase_create&nbsp;--&nbsp;Creates a dBase database</DIV
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>int <B
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>dbase_create</B
> ( string filename, array fields)<BR
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>&#13;     The <TT
CLASS="parameter"
><I
>fields</I
></TT
> parameter is an array of
     arrays, each array describing the format of one field in the
     database. Each field consists of a name, a character indicating
     the field type, a length, and a precision.
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>&#13;     The types of fields available are:
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>&#13;         Boolean. These do not have a length or precision.
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>M</DT
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>&#13;         Memo. (Note that these aren't supported by PHP.)  These do
         not have a length or precision.
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>D</DT
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>&#13;         Date (stored as YYYYMMDD).  These do not have a length or
         precision.
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>N</DT
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>&#13;         Number. These have both a length and a precision (the number
         of digits after the decimal point).
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>C</DT
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>&#13;         String.
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>&#13;     If the database is successfully created, a dbase_identifier is
     returned, otherwise <TT
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>FALSE</B
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>Example 1. Creating a dBase database file</B
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>// "database" name
$dbname = "/tmp/test.dbf";

// database "definition"
$def =
    array(
        array("date",     "D"),
        array("name",     "C",  50),
        array("age",      "N",   3, 0),
        array("email",    "C", 128),
        array("ismember", "L")
    );

// creation
if (!dbase_create($dbname, $def))
    print "&#60;strong&#62;Error!&#60;/strong&#62;";</PRE
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