•  About This Manual
  • Who Should Read This Manual
  • Typographical Conventions
•  Introduction to Btrieve APIs
  •  Btrieve API Functions
    • BTRV
    • BTRVID
    • BTRCALL
    • BTRCALLID
    • BTRVEX
    • BTRVEXID
    • Obsolete Functions
  •  Btrieve API Function Parameters
    • Operation Code
    • Status Code
    • Position Block
    • Data Buffer
    • Data Buffer Length
    • Key Buffer
    • Key Number
    • Client ID
    • Key Length
  •  Summary of Btrieve API Operations
    • Session-Specific Operations
    • File-Specific Operations
    • Unsupported Operations
  • Sequence of Events in Performing a Btrieve API Operation
•  Btrieve API Operations
  •  Abort Transaction (21)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Begin Transaction (19 or 1019)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Clear Owner (30)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Close (1)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Continuous Operation (42)
    • Parameters
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Create (14)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • File Specification Block
      • Key Specification Block
      • Alternate Collating Sequence
      • Data Buffer Length
      • Key Number
      • Delete and Rename Subfunctions for the Create Operation
      • Notes on Rename and Delete Subfunctions
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Create Index (31)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Delete (4)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Drop Index (32)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  End Transaction (20)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Find Percentage (45)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • Granularity
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get By Percentage (44)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • Granularity
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Direct/Chunk (23)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • Random Chunks
      • Rectangle Chunk Descriptor Structure
      • Next-in-Record Subfunction Bias
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Direct/Record (23)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Directory (18)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Equal (5)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get First (12)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Greater Than (8)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Greater Than or Equal (9)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Key (+50)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Last (13)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Less Than (10)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Less Than or Equal (11)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Next (6)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Next Extended (36)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • Collation of LIKE Results
      • Buffer Processing
      • Examples
      • Retrieving Fields from Records
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Position (22)
    • Parameter
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Previous (7)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Get Previous Extended (37)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Insert (2)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Insert Extended (40)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Login/Logout (78)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Login Procedure
    • Logout Procedure
    • Result
    • Notes
    • Positioning
  •  Open (0)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Reset (28)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Set Directory (17)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Set Owner (29)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Stat (15)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • File Specifications
      • Key Specifications
      • Alternate Collating Sequences
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Stat Extended (65)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Subfunction 1: Extended File Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 2: System Data Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 3: Duplicate Record Conflict Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 4: File Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 5: Gateway Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 6: Lock Owner Identification
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 7: Security Information
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    •  Subfunction 8: Listing of Table or File Name Causing a Status Code 71
      • Input Data Buffer Structure
      • Output Data Buffer Structure
    • Result
  •  Step First (33)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Step Last (34)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Step Next (24)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Step Next Extended (38)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Step Previous (35)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Step Previous Extended (39)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Details
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Stop (25)
    • Parameters
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Unlock (27)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Update (3)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Update Chunk (53)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    •  Details
      • Random Chunk Descriptor Structure
      • Rectangle Chunk Descriptor Structure
      • Truncate Descriptor Structure
      • Next-in-Record Subfunction Bias
      • Append Subfunction Bias
    • Result
    • Positioning
  •  Version (26)
    • Parameters
    • Prerequisites
    • Procedure
    • Result
    • Positioning
•  Quick Reference of Btrieve Operations
  • Table of Btrieve API Operations

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Quick Reference of Btrieve Operations