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The following
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<tt class="methodname">Db::get_open_flags()</tt>
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Returns the current open flags. It is an error to use this method on
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Db db(NULL, 0);
u_int32_t open_flags;
// Database open and subsequent operations omitted for clarity
db.get_open_flags(&open_flags); </pre>
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<tt class="methodname">Db::remove()</tt>
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Removes the specified database. If no value is given for the
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referenced by this method is removed.
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Never remove a database that has handles opened for it. Never remove a file that
contains databases with opened handles.
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Db db(NULL, 0);
// Database handle creation omitted for clarity
db.remove("mydb.db", // Database file to remove
NULL, // Database to remove. This is
// NULL so the entire file is
// removed.
0); // Flags. None used.</pre>
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<tt class="methodname">Db::rename()</tt>
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Renames the specified database. If no value is given for the
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referenced by this method is renamed.
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Never rename a database that has handles opened for it. Never rename a file that
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Db db(NULL, 0);
// Database handle creation omitted for clarity
db.rename("mydb.db", // Database file to rename
NULL, // Database to rename. This is
// NULL so the entire file is
// renamed.
"newdb.db", // New database file name
0); // Flags. None used.</pre>
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