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Define

Define() establishes specific data definitions. This involves defining columns/fields and creating the tables/files with optional indexes.

Below is the code for Define():

//

// Define()

//

// Open the table, if it exists. Otherwise create and open the table

//

static void Define()

{

Console.WriteLine("DEFINE");

Create_CustomerMaster_Table();

}

//

// Create_CustomerMaster_Table()

//

// Open table CustomerMaster, if it exists. Otherwise create it

// along with its indexes and open it

//

static void Create_CustomerMaster_Table()

{

bool do_create = false;

// define table CustomerMaster

Console.WriteLine("\ttable CustomerMaster");

try

{

MyTable.Open("custmast", OPEN_MODE.NORMAL_OPEN);

}

catch (CTException)

{

// table does not exist

do_create = true;

}

if (do_create)

{

try

{

// define table fields

CTField field1 = MyTable.AddField("cm_custnumb", FIELD_TYPE.FSTRING, 4);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custzipc", FIELD_TYPE.FSTRING, 9);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custstat", FIELD_TYPE.FSTRING, 2);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custratg", FIELD_TYPE.FSTRING, 1);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custname", FIELD_TYPE.VSTRING, 47);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custaddr", FIELD_TYPE.VSTRING, 47);

MyTable.AddField("cm_custcity", FIELD_TYPE.VSTRING, 47);

// define index

CTIndex index1 = MyTable.AddIndex("cm_custnumb_idx", KEY_TYPE.FIXED_INDEX, false, false);

index1.AddSegment(field1, SEG_MODE.SCHSEG_SEG);

// create table

Console.WriteLine("\tCreate table...");

MyTable.Create("custmast", CREATE_MODE.NORMAL_CREATE);

// open table

Console.WriteLine("\tOpen table...");

MyTable.Open("custmast", OPEN_MODE.NORMAL_OPEN);

}

catch (CTException E)

{

Handle_Exception(E);

}

}

else

{

Check_Table_Mode(MyTable);

// confirm the index exists, if not then add the index

//

// this scenario arises out of the fact that this table was created in tutorial 1

// without indexes. The index is now created by the call to ctdbAlterTable

do_create = false;

try

{

MyTable.GetIndex("cm_custnumb_idx");

}

catch (CTException)

{

do_create = true;

}

if (do_create)

{

try

{

CTField field1 = MyTable.GetField("cm_custnumb");

CTIndex index1 = MyTable.AddIndex("cm_custnumb_idx", KEY_TYPE.FIXED_INDEX, false, false);

index1.AddSegment(field1, SEG_MODE.SCHSEG_SEG);

MyTable.Alter(ALTER_TABLE.NORMAL);

}

catch (CTException E)

{

Handle_Exception(E);

}

}

}

}

//

// Check_Table_Mode()

//

// Check if existing table has transaction processing flag enabled.

// If a table is under transaction processing control, modify the

// table mode to disable transaction processing

//

static void Check_Table_Mode(CTTable table)

{

try

{

// get table create mode

CREATE_MODE mode = table.GetCreateMode();

// check if table is under transaction processing control

if ((mode & CREATE_MODE.TRNLOG_CREATE) != 0)

{

// change file mode to disable transaction processing

mode ^= CREATE_MODE.TRNLOG_CREATE;

table.UpdateCreateMode(mode);

}

}

catch (CTException E)

{

Handle_Exception(E);

}

}

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