FairCom DB API for C

ctdbGetIndexStatus

Retrieves the status of the index handle.

DECLARATION

ULONG ctdbGetIndexStatus(CTHANDLE Handle);

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves the status of the index handle. Handle is a FairCom DB API index handle.The status of the index handle is a bit map describing one or more changes that have occurred to the index object.

RETURN

ctdbGetIndexStatus() returns a bitmap of the following::

Value	Symbolic Constant	Explanation
0x00	CTDBINDEX_OLD	Original value (no changes)
0x01	CTDBINDEX_NEW	Index added
0x02	CTDBINDEX_DEL	Original Index deleted
0x04	CTDBINDEX_KEYTYPE	Index key type changed
0x10	CTDBINDEX_EMPCHAR	Index empty char changed
0x20	CTDBINDEX_DUPFLAG	Index duplicate flag changed
0x40	CTDBINDEX_NULLFLAG	Index null flag changed
0x80	CTDBINDEX_AIDXNAM	Index file name changed

See Appendix A for a complete listing of valid c-tree Plus error values.

EXAMPLE

/* if the index has been changed, call alter table */

CTHANDLE hIndex = ctdbGetIndex(hTable, 0);

if (ctdbGetIndexStatus(hIndex) != CTDBINDEX_OLD)

if (ctdbAlterTable(hTable, CTDB_ALTER_NORMAL) != CTDBRET_OK)

printf("ctdbAlterTable failed\n");