On Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:03:00 -0600,
"Martin.Lemont" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>     Use the DBFINO call.

And on Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:04:27 -0800, [log in to unmask]
writes:

>The DBINFO TurboImage intrinsic uses modes '8nn' to return information
>re: TPI-enabled databases.  The TurboImage Reference Manual refers
>users to the TPI vendor's documentation re: appropriate use of DBINFO
>for their product(s).  In Superdex' case, DBINFO mode 803 is used to
>determine if TPI is enabled on the database.

Well, now, according to the HP Specifications for TPI:

DBINFO (base, qualifier, mode, status, buffer)

Mode 801        Returns information on third party indexing
                package installed on this database (if any).

                Qualifer:       Ignored

                Buffer:         1-20    Product Name (blank if none installed)
                                21-25   Version Number
                                26-27   Date of current installation on
                                        database (CALENDAR format)
                                28-29   Time of current installation on
                                        database (CLOCK format)

Mode 803        Indicates if TPI is enabled for the database.

                Qualifier:      Ignored

                Buffer:         1       Binary zero if TPI is not enabled
                                        and binary one if TPI is enabled.

I used this in a software system to determine if TPI was enabled, and if so,
what type it was.  I did this by calling DBINFO Mode 803 to first determine
if TPI was enabled or not.  If TPI was enabled, I then called DBINFO mode 801
to determine which TPI was being used.

Hope this helps.

Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
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