Returns status flags for the specified work area.
Syntax
int _DBStatus(int workarea)
int workarea; /* Work area. */
Remarks
If no table is open in the specified work area, _DBStatus( ) returns a negative integer whose absolute value is a Visual FoxPro error number. The following table shows returned status flags:
| Flag | Setting |
| DB_BOF | Set under the same conditions as the Visual FoxPro function BOF( ). |
| DB_EOF | Set under the same conditions as the Visual FoxPro function EOF( ). |
| DB_RLOCKED | Set when the current record is locked, the table is locked, or the table is open exclusively. |
| DB_FLOCKED | Set when the table is locked or the table is open exclusively. |
| DB_EXCLUSIVE | Set when the table is open exclusively. |
| DB_READONLY | Set when the table is open without write access. |
For more information on how to create an API library and integrate it with Visual FoxPro, see Chapter 28, Accessing the Visual FoxPro API, in the Programmer's Guide.