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22#include &lt;db.h&gt;
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24int
25DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie(DB_MPOOLFILE *mpf, DBT *pgcookie);
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27int
28DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie(DB_MPOOLFILE *mpf, DBT *dbt);
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31<b>Description: DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie</b>
32<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie method specifies a byte string that is provided
33to the functions registered to do input or output processing of the
34file's pages as they are read from or written to, the backing filesystem
35store.  (See the <a href="/api_c/memp_register.html">DB_ENV-&gt;memp_register</a> documentation for more
36information.)</p>
37<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie method configures a file in the memory pool, not only
38operations performed using the specified <a href="/api_c/mempfile_class.html">DB_MPOOLFILE</a> handle.</p>
39<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie method may not be called after the <a href="/api_c/memp_fopen.html">DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;open</a> method is
40called.
41If the file is already open in the memory pool when
42<a href="/api_c/memp_fopen.html">DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;open</a> is called, the information specified to DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie
43will replace the existing information.</p>
44<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;set_pgcookie method
45returns a non-zero error value on failure
46and 0 on success.
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48<b>Parameters</b> <br>
49 <b>pgcookie</b><ul compact><li>The <b>pgcookie</b> parameter is a byte string provided to the
50functions registered to do input or output processing of the file's
51pages.</ul>
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54<b>Description: DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie</b>
55<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie method returns the byte string.</p>
56<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie method may be called at any time during the life of the
57application.</p>
58<p>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie method
59returns a non-zero error value on failure
60and 0 on success.
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62<b>Parameters</b> <br>
63 <b>dbt</b><ul compact><li>The DB_MPOOLFILE-&gt;get_pgcookie method returns a reference to the
64byte string in <b>dbt</b>.</ul>
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67<br><b>Class</b>
68<a href="/api_c/env_class.html">DB_ENV</a>, <a href="/api_c/mempfile_class.html">DB_MPOOLFILE</a>
69<br><b>See Also</b>
70<a href="/api_c/memp_list.html">Memory Pools and Related Methods</a>
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