DBASE_REPLACE_RECORD(3) 1 DBASE_REPLACE_RECORD(3) dbase_replace_record - Replaces a record in a database SYNOPSIS bool dbase_replace_record (int $dbase_identifier, array $record, int $record_number) DESCRIPTION Replaces the given record in the database with the given data. PARAMETERS o $dbase_identifier - The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open(3) or dbase_create(3). o $record - An indexed array of data. The number of items must be equal to the number of fields in the database, otherwise dbase_replace_record(3) will fail. Note If you're using dbase_get_record(3) return value for this parameter, remember to reset the key named deleted. o $record_number - An integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords(3)). RETURN VALUES Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES Example #1 Updating a record in the database <?php // open in read-write mode $db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2); if ($db) { // gets the old row $row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1); // remove the 'deleted' entry unset($row['deleted']); // Update the date field with the current timestamp $row['date'] = date('Ymd'); // Replace the record dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1); dbase_close($db); } ?> SEE ALSO dbase_add_record(3), dbase_delete_record(3). PHP Documentation Group DBASE_REPLACE_RECORD(3)