dbase_get_header_info

dbase_get_header_info

Gets the header info of a database

array **dbase_get_header_info** resource $database

Returns information on the column structure of the given database resource.

database The database resource, returned by or . dbase_open``dbase_create

An indexed array with an entry for each column in the database. The array index starts at 0.

Each array element contains an associative array of column information, as described here:

The name of the column

   The human-readable name for the dbase type of the column (i.e. date,
   boolean, etc.)
   The supported field types are listed in the .
  introduction section

The number of bytes this column can hold

The number of digits of decimal precision for the column

   A suggested  format specifier for the column
  `printf`

The byte offset of the column from the start of the row

If the database header information cannot be read, false is returned.

Voorbeeld: Showing header information for a dBase database file

<?php
// Path to dbase file
$db_path = "/tmp/test.dbf";

// Open dbase file
$dbh = dbase_open($db_path, 0)
  or die("Error! Could not open dbase database file '$db_path'.");

// Get column information
$column_info = dbase_get_header_info($dbh);

// Display information
print_r($column_info);
?>