db_get_status()

Purpose

Obtains current status of database.
(You must #include "dbflags.h" to compare the status against the flags shown below.)

Old name

#define get_status db_get_status

Syntax (CCOWN)

int db_get_status(void);

Syntax (DP4DBAPI)

int dp4_db_get_status(DCONN * dconn);

Description

The function db_get_status() obtains the status of the active database. The return value is one of the following values given in the header file DBFLAGS.H.

Value

Meaning

DBS_NORMAL

Normal status (0)

DBS_BACKUP

The database must be backed up.

DBS_MAKELINK

MAKELINK needs to be run on the database

DBS_MKLNK_REORGDB

MAKELINK needs to be run on the database, followed by REORGDB

DBS_SETLINK

SETLINK needs to be run against the database. (This flag is now redundant)

DBS_STLNK_REORGDB

SETLINK needs to be run on the database, followed by REORGDB

DBS_REORGDB

REORGDB needs to be run on the database

Return values

Returns the status value