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C5 Database Commands

Posted on July 13, 2012 by vivaclipper

Database Commands and Statements

APPEND BLANK
(https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_append-blank/) : 

Add a new record to current database file.

APPEND BLANK

APPEND FROM
(https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_append-from/) :

Import records from a (.dbf) or ASCII file

APPEND FROM <xcFile>

[FIELDS <idField list>]

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

[SDF | DELIMITED [WITH BLANK | <xcDelimiter>] |

[VIA <xcDriver>]]

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AVERAGE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_average/) :

Average numeric expressions in the current work area

AVERAGE <nExp list> TO <idVar list>

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

CLEAR ALL (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_clear-all/)*

:

Close files and release public and private variables.

CLEAR ALL

CLOSE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_close/) :

Close a specific set of files

CLOSE [<idAlias> | ALL | ALTERNATE | DATABASES | FORMAT |INDEXES ]

COMMIT (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_commit/) :

Perform a solid-disk write for all active work areas

COMMIT

CONTINUE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_continue/) :

Resume a pending LOCATE

CONTINUE

COPY STRUCTURE
(https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_copy-structure/) :
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Copy the current (.dbf) structure to a new (.dbf) file

COPY STRUCTURE [FIELDS <idField list>] TO <xcDatabase>

COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED

(https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_copy-structure-
extended/) :

Copy field definitions to a (.dbf) file

COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED TO <xcExtendedDatabase>

COPY TO (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_copy-to/) :

Export records to a new (.dbf) or ASCII file

COPY [FIELDS <idField list>] TO <xcFile>

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

[SDF | DELIMITED [WITH BLANK | <xcDelimiter>] |

[VIA <xcDriver>]]

COUNT (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_count/) :

Tally records to a variable

COUNT TO <idVar>

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

CREATE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_create/) :

Create an empty structure extended (.dbf) file

CREATE <xcExtendedDatabase>

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CREATE FROM (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/c5_create-

from/) :

Create a new (.dbf) file from a structure extended file

CREATE <xcDatabase>

FROM <xcExtendedDatabase>

[NEW]

[ALIAS <xcAlias>]

[VIA <cDriver>]

DELETE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5-delete/):

Mark records for deletion

DELETE [<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

FIELD :

Declare database field names

FIELD <idField list> [IN <idAlias>]

FIND (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_find/)* :

Search an index for a specified key value

FIND <xcSearchString>

GO (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_go/):

Move the record pointer to a specific record

GO[TO] <nRecord> | BOTTOM | TOP

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JOIN (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_join/):

Merge two (.dbf) files to create a new (.dbf) file

JOIN WITH <xcAlias> TO <xcDatabase>

FOR <lCondition>

[FIELDS <idField list>]

LOCATE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_locate/):

Search sequentially for a record matching a condition

LOCATE [<scope>]

FOR <lCondition>

[WHILE <lCondition>]

PACK (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_pack/):

Remove deleted records from a database file

PACK

RECALL (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_recall/) :

Restore records marked for deletion

RECALL [<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

REPLACE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_replace/):

Assign new values to field variables

REPLACE <idField> WITH <exp>

[, <idField2> WITH <exp2>...]

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]
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SEEK (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_seek/):

Search an index for a specified key value

SEEK <expSearch>

SELECT (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_select-2/) :

Change the current work area

SELECT <xnWorkArea> | <idAlias>

SET DELETED (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_set-

deleted/) :

Toggle filtering of deleted records

SET DELETED on | OFF | <xlToggle>

SET EXCLUSIVE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/c5_set-

exclusive/) :

Establish shared or exclusive USE of database files

SET EXCLUSIVE ON | off | <xlToggle>

SET FILTER (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-filter/)

:

Hide records not meeting a condition

SET FILTER TO [<lCondition>]

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SET  MEMOBLOCK
(https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-memoblock/) :

Change the block size for memo files

SET MEMOBLOCK TO <nSize>

SET PATH (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-path/) :

Specify the search path for opening files

SET PATH TO [<xcPathspec list>]

SET RELATION (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-

relation/):

Relate two work areas by a key value or record number

SET RELATION TO [<expKey> | <nRecord> INTO <xcAlias>]

[, [TO] <expKey2> | <nRecord2> INTO <xcAlias2>...]

[ADDITIVE]

SET SOFTSEEK (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-

softseek/) :

Toggle relative SEEKing

SET SOFTSEEK on | OFF | <xlToggle>

SET UNIQUE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_set-

unique/) :

Toggle the inclusion of nonunique keys into an index

SET UNIQUE on | OFF | <xlToggle>

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SKIP (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_skip/) :

Move the record pointer to a new position

SKIP [<nRecords>] [ALIAS <idAlias> | <nWorkArea>]

SORT (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_sort/) :

Copy to a (.dbf) file in sorted order

SORT TO <xcDatabase> ON <idField> [/[A | D][C]]

[, <idField2> [/[A | D][C]]...]

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

SUM (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_sum/) :

Sum numeric expressions to variables

SUM <nExp list> TO <idVar list>

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

TOTAL (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_total/) : 

Summarize records by key value to a (.dbf) file

TOTAL ON <expKey> FIELDS <idField list>

TO <xcDatabase>

[<scope>]

[WHILE <lCondition>]

[FOR <lCondition>]

UNLOCK (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_unlock/) :

Release file/record locks set by the current user

UNLOCK [ALL]

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UPDATE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_update/) : 

Update current database file from another database file

UPDATE FROM <xcAlias>

ON <expKey> [RANDOM]

REPLACE <idField> WITH <exp>

[, <idField2> WITH <exp2>...]

USE (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_use/) : 

Open an existing (.dbf) and its associated files

USE [<xcDatabase>

[INDEX <xcIndex list>]

[ALIAS <xcAlias>]

[EXCLUSIVE | SHARED]

[NEW] [READONLY]

[VIA <cDriver>]]

ZAP (https://vivaclipper.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/c5_zap/) : 

Remove all records from the current database file

ZAP

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CLEAR ALL*, CLOSE, COMMIT, CONTINUE, COPY STRUCTURE, COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED,
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REPLACE, SEEK, SELECT, SET DELETED, SET EXCLUSIVE, SET FILTER, SET PATH, SET RELATION,
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