BDE Function Reference > Capability or schema functions

Each Borland Database Engine (BDE) function listed below returns information about a data source's capabilties, or about its schema.

Function	Description
DbiOpenCfgInfoList	Returns a handle to an in-memory table listing all the nodes in the configuration file accessible by the specified path.
DbiOpenDatabaseList	Creates an in-memory table containing a list of accessible databases and their descriptions.
DbiOpenDriverList	Creates an in-memory table containing a list of driver names available to the client application.
DbiOpenFamilyList	Creates an in-memory table listing the family members associated with a specified table.
DbiOpenFieldList	Creates an in-memory table listing the fields in a specified table and their descriptions.
DbiOpenFieldTypesList	Creates an in-memory table containing a list of field types supported by the table type for the driver type.
DbiOpenFunctionArgList	Returns a list of arguments to a data source function.
DbiOpenFunctionList	Returns a description of a data source function.
DbiOpenIndexList	Opens a cursor on an in-memory table listing the indexes on a specified table, along with their descriptions.
DbiOpenIndexTypesList	Creates an in-memory table containing a list of all supported index types for the driver type.
DbiOpenLockList	Creates an in-memory table containing a list of locks acquired on the table.
DbiOpenRintList	Creates an in-memory table listing the referential integrity links for a specified table, along with their descriptions.
DbiOpenSecurityList	Creates an in-memory table listing record-level security information about a specified table.
DbiOpenTableList	Creates an in-memory table with information about all the tables accessible to the client application.
DbiOpenTableTypesList	Creates an in-memory table listing table type names for the given driver.
DbiOpenVchkList	Creates an in-memory table containing records with information about validity checks for fields within the specified table.