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If 57 the database already exists when 58 <a class="xref" href="dbopen.html" title="DB->open()">DB->open()</a> is called, the 59 information specified to <code class="methodname">DB->set_re_pad()</code> will be ignored. 60 </p> 61 <p> 62 The <code class="methodname">DB->set_re_pad()</code> <span> 63 <span> 64 method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. 65 </span> 66 67 </span> 68 </p> 69 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 70 <div class="titlepage"> 71 <div> 72 <div> 73 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1650043"></a>Parameters</h3> 74 </div> 75 </div> 76 </div> 77 <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 78 <div class="titlepage"> 79 <div> 80 <div> 81 <h4 class="title"><a id="id1650186"></a>re_pad</h4> 82 </div> 83 </div> 84 </div> 85 <p> 86 The <span class="bold"><strong>re_pad</strong></span> parameter is the pad 87 character for fixed-length records for the Queue and Recno access 88 methods. 89 </p> 90 </div> 91 </div> 92 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 93 <div class="titlepage"> 94 <div> 95 <div> 96 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1650359"></a>Errors</h3> 97 </div> 98 </div> 99 </div> 100 <p> 101 The <code class="methodname">DB->set_re_pad()</code> <span> 102 <span> 103 method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors: 104 </span> 105 106 </span> 107 </p> 108 <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 109 <div class="titlepage"> 110 <div> 111 <div> 112 <h4 class="title"><a id="id1650036"></a>EINVAL</h4> 113 </div> 114 </div> 115 </div> 116 <p> 117 If the method was called after <a class="xref" href="dbopen.html" title="DB->open()">DB->open()</a> 118 was called; or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified. 119 </p> 120 </div> 121 </div> 122 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 123 <div class="titlepage"> 124 <div> 125 <div> 126 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1650262"></a>Class</h3> 127 </div> 128 </div> 129 </div> 130 <p> 131 <a class="link" href="db.html" title="Chapter��2.�� The DB Handle">DB</a> 132 </p> 133 </div> 134 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 135 <div class="titlepage"> 136 <div> 137 <div> 138 <h3 class="title"><a id="id1650041"></a>See Also</h3> 139 </div> 140 </div> 141 </div> 142 <p> 143 <a class="xref" href="db.html#dblist" title="Database and Related Methods">Database and Related Methods</a> 144 </p> 145 </div> 146 </div> 147 <div class="navfooter"> 148 <hr /> 149 <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> 150 <tr> 151 <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dbset_re_len.html">Prev</a>��</td> 152 <td width="20%" align="center"> 153 <a accesskey="u" href="db.html">Up</a> 154 </td> 155 <td width="40%" align="right">��<a accesskey="n" href="dbset_re_source.html">Next</a></td> 156 </tr> 157 <tr> 158 <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DB->set_re_len()��</td> 159 <td width="20%" align="center"> 160 <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> 161 </td> 162 <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">��DB->set_re_source()</td> 163 </tr> 164 </table> 165 </div> 166 </body> 167</html> 168