FairCom ISAM API for C

Introductory Tutorial

<faircom>\drivers\c.isam\tutorials\isam_tutorial1.c

This tutorial will take you through the basic use of the FairCom Database C ISAM API.

As with all other examples in the c-tree tutorial series, this tutorial simplifies the creation and use of a database into four simple steps: Initialize(), Define(), Manage(), and You’re Done() !

Tutorial #1: Introductory - Simple Single Table

We wanted to keep this program as simple as possible. This program does the following:

• Initialize() - Connects to the FairCom Database Engine.
• Define() - Defines and creates a "customer master" (custmast) table/file.
• Manage() - Adds a few rows/records; Reads the rows/records back from the database; displays the column/field content; and then deletes the rows/records.
• Done() - Disconnects from FairCom Database Engine.

Note our simple Main() function:

#ifdef PROTOTYPE

NINT main (NINT argc, pTEXT argv[])

#else

NINT main (argc, argv)

NINT argc;

pTEXT argv[];

#endif

{

Initialize();

Define();

Manage();

Done();

printf ("\nPress <ENTER> key to exit . . .");

getchar();

return(0);

}

We suggest opening the source code with your own editor.

Continue now to review these four steps.

In This Section Init Define Manage Done