3 <TITLE>FS::dbdef - Database objects</TITLE>
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13 <LI><A HREF="#NAME">NAME</A>
14 <LI><A HREF="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</A>
15 <LI><A HREF="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</A>
16 <LI><A HREF="#METHODS">METHODS</A>
17 <LI><A HREF="#BUGS">BUGS</A>
18 <LI><A HREF="#SEE_ALSO">SEE ALSO</A>
24 <H1><A NAME="NAME">NAME</A></H1>
26 FS::dbdef - Database objects
30 <H1><A NAME="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</A></H1>
35 <PRE> $dbdef = new FS::dbdef (@dbdef_table_objects);
36 $dbdef = load FS::dbdef "filename";
39 <PRE> $dbdef->save("filename");
42 <PRE> $dbdef->addtable($dbdef_table_object);
45 <PRE> @table_names = $dbdef->tables;
48 <PRE> $FS_dbdef_table_object = $dbdef->table;
52 <H1><A NAME="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</A></H1>
54 FS::dbdef objects are collections of FS::dbdef_table objects and represnt a
55 database (a collection of tables).
59 <H1><A NAME="METHODS">METHODS</A></H1>
61 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_new">new TABLE, TABLE, ...</A></STRONG><DD>
63 Creates a new FS::dbdef object
65 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_load">load FILENAME</A></STRONG><DD>
67 Loads an FS::dbdef object from a file.
69 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_save">save FILENAME</A></STRONG><DD>
71 Saves an FS::dbdef object to a file.
73 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_addtable">addtable TABLE</A></STRONG><DD>
75 Adds this FS::dbdef_table object.
77 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_tables">tables</A></STRONG><DD>
79 Returns the names of all tables.
81 <DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_table">table TABLENAME</A></STRONG><DD>
83 Returns the named FS::dbdef_table object.
85 <H1><A NAME="BUGS">BUGS</A></H1>
87 Each FS::dbdef object should have a name which corresponds to its name
88 within the SQL database engine.
90 <H1><A NAME="SEE_ALSO">SEE ALSO</A></H1>
92 <A HREF="../FS/dbdef_table.html">FS::dbdef_table</A>, <A HREF="../FS/Record.html">FS::Record</A>,