Function reference, categorical

Each of the Borland Database Engine (BDE) functions documented in this reference fall into one of the categories listed in the table below:

Function Type	Purpose
Capability or schema	Returns information about database schema.
Cursor	Returns information or affects cursors and bookmarks.
Data access	Performs specific data access operations.
Database	Returns information or performs related tasks.
Date/time/number	Handles formats for the session.
Environment	Returns information or affects the client application environment.
Error handling	Returns information or performs related tasks.
Index	Returns information or affects indexes.
Locking	Returns information or affects locks.
Query	Performs query tasks.
Session	Returns information or affects a session.
Table	Returns information or performs table-wide operations.
Transaction	Returns information or performs related tasks.