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Btrieve Complete: A Guide for Developers and System Administrators / Edition 1
by Jim Kyle, James Kyle
For years developers of database systems have relied on Btrieve as their file record manager of choice for PC client-server systems. This robust utility is widely acknowledged as the de facto standard in parts of the software industry where networks and efficient, reliable databases are critical, such as finance and accounting. However, many facets of Btrieve have
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For years developers of database systems have relied on Btrieve as their file record manager of choice for PC client-server systems. This robust utility is widely acknowledged as the de facto standard in parts of the software industry where networks and efficient, reliable databases are critical, such as finance and accounting. However, many facets of Btrieve have remained undocumented. Until this book.
Btrieve Complete shows everything you need to know for designing better programs using Btrieve and for troubleshooting and maintaining current systems. The first part of the book details how Btrieve organizes and manages data. Part two of the book guides you through the file and index formats of Btrieve, information that is difficult for programmers and administrators to obtain.
You'll learn about:
- Btrieve's indexing methods
- the Application Programming Interface
- the undocumented file layout
- header page content
- data corruption prevention and repair
- optimal system configuration.
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Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780201483260
- Publisher:
- Addison-Wesley
- Publication date:
- 06/30/1995
- Edition description:
- BOOK&DISK
- Pages:
- 528
- Product dimensions:
- 7.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)
Table of Contents
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | A Brief Overview of Btrieve | 17 |
2 | Database Versus Record Management | 31 |
3 | Indexing Methods, An Overview | 59 |
4 | Getting to Know Btrieve | 93 |
5 | The (Undocumented) File Layout | 163 |
6 | Header Page Content | 197 |
7 | Index Page Details | 239 |
8 | Data Page Details | 255 |
9 | Related Programs and Utilities | 281 |
10 | Applying the Internal Details | 317 |
11 | Getting the Best Out of Btrieve | 443 |
12 | Data Corruption: Causes, Prevention, Repair | 477 |
Appendix: The Companion Diskette | 489 | |
Index | 505 |
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