BDE Function Reference > Data access functions

Each Borland Database Engine (BDE) function listed below accesses data in a table.

Function	Description
DbiAppendRecord	Appends a record to the end of the table associated with the given cursor.
DbiDeleteRecord	Deletes the current record of the given cursor.
DbiFreeBlob	Closes the BLOB handle located within the specified record buffer.
DbiGetBlob	Retrieves data from the specified BLOB field.
DbiGetBlobHeading	Retrieves information about a BLOB field from the BLOB heading in the record buffer.
DbiGetBlobSize	Retrieves the size of the specified BLOB field in bytes.
DbiGetField	Retrieves the data contents of the requested field from the record buffer.
DbiGetFieldDescs	Retrieves a list of descriptors for all the fields in the table associated with the cursor.
DbiGetFieldTypeDesc	Retrieves a description of the specified field type.
DbiInitRecord	Initializes the record buffer to a blank record according to the data types of the fields.
DbiInsertRecord	Inserts a new record into the table associated with the given cursor.
DbiModifyRecord	Modifies the current record of table associated with the cursor with the data supplied.
DbiOpenBlob	Prepares the cursor's record buffer to access a BLOB field.
DbiPutBlob	Writes data into an open BLOB field.
DbiPutField	Writes the field value to the correct location in the supplied record buffer.
DbiReadBlock	Reads a specified number of records (starting from the next position of the cursor) into a buffer.
DbiSaveChanges	Forces all updated records associated with the cursor to disk.
DbiSetFieldMap	Sets a field map of the table associated with the given cursor.
DbiTruncateBlob	Shortens the size of the contents of a BLOB field, or deletes the contents of a BLOB field from the record, by shortening it to zero.
DbiUndeleteRecord	Undeletes a dBASE or FoxPro record that has been marked for deletion (a "soft" delete).
DbiVerifyField	Verifies that the data specified is a valid data type for the field specified, and that all validity checks in place for the field are satisfied. It can also be used to check if a field is blank.
DbiWriteBlock	Writes a block of records to the table associated with the cursor.