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BLOBROOTGET()
Retrieve the data from the root area of a BLOB file
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Syntax
BLOBROOTGET() --> uBLOB
Returns
BLOBROOTGET() returns the data retrieved from the root of the BLOB file.
The data type of the return value depends on the actual data stored.
Use VALTYPE() or USUALTYPE() to determine the data type. Note that
BLOBROOTGET() returns NIL if the root reference has never been written
to with BLOBROOTPUT().
Description
BLOBROOTGET() allows the retrieval of a BLOB from the root of a BLOB
file in a work area. By default, this function operates on the
currently selected work area. It can be made to operate on an
unselected work area by specifying it within an aliased expression.
Note: Because the root data does not reference a particular record
in the database file, the DBRLOCK() will not protect this root storage
reference. Therefore, if the database file is opened in shared mode,
you should use BLOBROOTLOCK() before calling BLOBROOTGET().
Examples
. This example uses BLOBROOTGET() to read system settings from a
BLOB file into an array, and then demonstrates how to allow the user
to modify the settings and restore them in the BLOB file:
FUNCTION UPDATESETTINGS()
LOCAL aSettings
USE customer NEW SHARED VIA "DBFCDX"
IF BLOBROOTLOCK()
// Get any existing settings
aSettings := BLOBROOTGET()
IF Empty(aSettings)
// This function would populate aSettings
// with default data
aSettings := GETDEFAULTSETTINGS()
ENDIF
// This function would allow the user to
// modify the settings.
IF ModifySettings(aSettings)
// Finally, store the settings
BLOBRootPut(aSettings)
ENDIF
BLOBROOTUNLOCK()
ELSE
aSettings := {}
Alert("Could not obtain a lock on the root;
area")
ENDIF
CLOSE
RETURN aSettings
See Also:
BLOBROOTLOCK()
BLOBROOTPUT()
DBRLOCK()
DBUSEAREA()
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