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PX_PUT_DATA_BYTES(3)					     Library Functions Manual					      PX_PUT_DATA_BYTES(3)

NAME
PX_put_data_bytes -- Put value into a bytes data field SYNOPSIS
#include <paradox.h> void PX_put_data_bytes(pxdoc_t *pxdoc, char *data, int len, char *value) DESCRIPTION
Simply copies a sequence of bytes into a data field as it stored in the database file. You should use this function instead of accessing the record data directly. data points to start of the data field in the record. It must be calculated by summing up all field length before the field to operate on and add it to the base pointer of the record. This function is similar to PX_put_data_alpha(3) without recoding. It is mostly used to store field data of Type pxfBytes. SEE ALSO
PX_put_data_byte(3), PX_put_data_short(3), PX_put_data_long(3), PX_put_data_double(3), PX_put_data_alpha(3) AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx. PX_PUT_DATA_BYTES(3)

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PX_GET_DATA_SHORT(3)					     Library Functions Manual					      PX_GET_DATA_SHORT(3)

NAME
PX_get_data_short -- Get value from short data field SYNOPSIS
#include <paradox.h> int PX_get_data_short(pxdoc_t *pxdoc, char *data, int len, short int *value) DESCRIPTION
Converts a data field as it stored in the database file into a short integer for the host architecture. You should use this function instead of accessing the data directly. data points to the start of the data field in the record. It must be calculated by summing up all field length before the field to operate on and add it to the base pointer of the record. Note: This function is deprecated and obsolete if PX_retrieve_record(3) is used. RETURN VALUE
Returns 0 if the value is NULL, -1 in case of an error and 1 otherwise. SEE ALSO
PX_get_data_byte(3), PX_get_data_long(3), PX_get_data_double(3), PX_get_data_alpha(3) AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx. PX_GET_DATA_SHORT(3)
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