VoDbCreate Function (String, Array, Type, Logic, String, String, Logic, Logic)

 FUNCTION VoDbCreate(
	cName AS STRING,
	aStruct AS ARRAY,
	oRddType AS Type,
	lNew AS LOGIC,
	cAlias AS STRING,
	cDelim AS STRING,
	lKeep AS LOGIC,
	lJustOpen AS LOGIC
) AS LOGIC

public static bool VoDbCreate(
	string cName,
	Array aStruct,
	Type oRddType,
	bool lNew,
	string cAlias,
	string cDelim,
	bool lKeep,
	bool lJustOpen
)

Parameters

cName

Type: String
Name of the file to create. When no extension is specified then the default extension for the RDD will be used.

aStruct

Type: Array
Array with structure to use when creating the file.

oRddType

Type: Type
Type of the RDDs to use when creating the file

lNew

Type: Logic
TRUE opens the database file in a new work area (first available). FALSE opens it in the current work area. lNew is useful only when lOpen has a value of TRUE. The default is FALSE.

cAlias

Type: String
The alias to be associated with the work area where the file is opened. Within a single thread, X# will not accept duplicate aliases. cAlias is useful only when lOpen has a value of TRUE. The default alias is the filename without extension

cDelim

Type: String
The delimiter for fields within a delimited database file. The default is a NULL string

lKeep

Type: Logic
TRUE specifies that the file should remain open after creating. FALSE closes the file.

lJustOpen

Type: Logic
TRUE specifies that an existing database file be opened. FALSE specifies that that a new database file be opened. The default is FALSE. This can be used to open existing SDF and delimited files, which do not have a structure in the header ? in which case, an empty aStruct should be used.

Return Value

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