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hb-addrecord

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-addrecord dbname)
Parameters	dbname a string naming a HanDBase database
Description	hb-addrecord adds a new record to the HanDBase database dbname. All fields are initialized with default values. The return value is the new record number, which can be used in subsequent calls to hb-setfield to set the field values.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-addrecord "Parent") => 33

hb-dir

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-dir)
Parameters	none
Description	hb-dir utilizes the HanDBase API to create a list of strings naming all HanDBase databases.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-dir) => ("Parent" "Son" "Babilon")

hb-info

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-info dbname)
Parameters	dbname a string naming a HanDBase database
Description	hb-info returns a list describing general properties of the HanDBase database dbname. The car of the the list is the total number of records in the database. The cdr is a list of field descriptions. Each field description is a list of 6 components: The field number in the range 0-29 The field name as a string The field datatype The maximum field length A flag whether to export or print the field A flag whether the field is visible in the HanDBase record editor Only fields which are not marked not used are included in this list
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-info "Parent") => (10 (0 "Name" 1 41 #t #t) (1 "Age" 2 15 #f #t) (2 "Son" 10 4 #t #t))

hb-getfield

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-getfield dbname recnum fldnum)
Parameters	dbname a string naming a HanDBase database recnum an integer denoting a record number fldnum an integer denoting the field number
Description	hb-getfield retrieves the value of the field fldnum in record recnum in the HanDBase database dbname. Regardless of the field's internal "type", it is returned as a string.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-getfield "Parent" 7 0) => "Fred"

hb-getlinks

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-getlinks dbname recnum fldnum)
Parameters	dbname a string naming a HanDBase database recnum an integer denoting a record number fldnum an integer denoting the field number
Description	hb-getlinks retrieves the record numbers of all records which are linked to from a record recnum in the HanDBase database dbname. The link field number is given by fldnum. The result is a list whose car is the name of the destination database as a string and whose cdr is a list of all record numbers in the destination database the record recnum is linked to.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-getlinks "Parent" 7 2) => ("Sons" 4 7 11)

hb-setfield

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-setfield dbname recnum fldnum obj)
Parameters	dbname a string naming a HanDBase database recnum an integer denoting a record number fldnum an integer denoting the field number obj any object
Description	obj is printed using display and the resulting string is used to update the field fldnum in record recnum in the HanDBase database dbname. The return value is the object obj itself.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-setfield "Parent" 7 0 "who knows?") => "who knows?"

hb-version

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hb-version)
Parameters	none
Description	hb-version retrieves the version of HanDBase installed. Possible return values are: #f No HanDBase installed. 2 Version 2.xx installed. 3 Version 3.xx installed.
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hb-version) => 2

hotsync-info

Category	Native procedure
Format	(hotsync-info)
Parameters	none
Description	hotsync-info returns detailed information about the last HotSync as a list of 4 items: the user name timestamp of last succesfull HotSync timestamp of last unsuccesfull HotSync status of last synchronization, see DlkSyncStateType in System/DLServer.h 0 dlkSyncStateNeverSynced never synced 1 dlkSyncStateInProgress sync is in progress 2 dlkSyncStateLostConnection connection lost during sync 3 dlkSyncStateLocalCan cancelled by local user on handheld 4 dlkSyncStateRemoteCan cancelled by user from desktop 5 dlkSyncStateLowMemoryOnTD sync ended due to low memory on handheld 6 dlkSyncStateAborted sync was aborted for some other reason 7 dlkSyncStateCompleted sync completed normally 8 dlkSyncStateIncompatibleProducts sync ended because desktop HotSync product is incompatible with handheld HotSync
R4RS Compliance	LispMe extension
Examples	(hotsync-info) => ("Hooba dooba" 1904-01-01-00-00-00 1904-01-01-00-00-00 0)

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