dbase_get_header_info

Description

Returns information on the column structure of the database referenced by dbase_identifier. For each column in the database, there is an entry in a numerically-indexed array. The array index starts at 0. Each array element contains an associative array of column information. If the database header information cannot be read, FALSE is returned.

The array elements are:

Example 1. Showing header information for a dBase database file <?php // Path to dbase file $db_path = "/tmp/test.dbf"; // Open dbase file $dbh = dbase_open($dbname) or die("Error! Could not open dbase database file '$db_path'."); // Get column information $column_info = dbase_get_header_info($dbh); // Display information print_r($column_info); ?>