NAME¶
PX_put_data_bcd — Put value into a bcd data field
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <paradox.h>
void PX_put_data_bcd(pxdoc_t *pxdoc, char *data, int len, char *value)
DESCRIPTION¶
Converts a bcd string into a value for a data field as it stored in the database
file. The string may only contain the charcters `+', `-', `0-9', and `.'. You
should use this function instead of accessing the record 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.
SEE ALSO¶
PX_put_data_alpha(3),
PX_put_data_long(3),
PX_put_data_double(3),
PX_put_data_short(3),
PX_put_data_byte(3),
PX_put_data_bytes(3)
AUTHOR¶
This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx.