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23 @defun open-database file &optional type subtype access mode 23 @defun open-database file &optional type subtype access mode
24 This function opens database @var{file}, using database method 24 This function opens database @var{file}, using database method
25 @var{type} and @var{subtype}, with access rights @var{access} and 25 @var{type} and @var{subtype}, with access rights @var{access} and
26 permissions @var{mode}. @var{access} can be any combination of @code{r} 26 permissions @var{mode}. @var{access} can be any combination of @code{r}
27 @code{w} and @code{+}, for read, write, and creation flags. 27 @code{w} and @code{+}, for read, write, and creation flags.
28
29 @var{type} can have the value @code{'dbm} or @code{'berkeley_db} to
30 select the type of database file to use. (Note: XEmacs may not
31 support both of these types.)
32
33 For a @var{type} of @code{'dbm}, there are no subtypes, so
34 @var{subtype} should by @code{nil}.
35
36 For a @var{type} of @code{'berkeley_db}, the following subtypes are
37 available: @code{'hash}, @code{'btree}, and @code{'recno}. See the
38 manpages for the Berkeley DB functions to more information about these
39 types.
28 @end defun 40 @end defun
29 41
30 @defun close-database obj 42 @defun close-database obj
31 This function closes database @var{obj}. 43 This function closes database @var{obj}.
32 @end defun 44 @end defun