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[[addfield track fields in a structure .htm|AddField(track fields in a structure)]]

[[addkey  set the file s keys .htm|AddKey (set the file's keys)]]

[[bindfields  bind fields when file is opened .htm|BindFields (bind fields when file is opened)]]

[[cancelautoinc  undo primeautoinc .htm|CancelAutoInc (undo PrimeAutoInc)]]

[[clearkey  clear specified key components .htm|ClearKey (clear specified key components)]]

[[close  close the file .htm|Close (close the file)]]

[[deleted  return record status .htm|Deleted (return record status)]]

[[deleterecord  delete a record .htm|DeleteRecord (delete a record)]]

[[destruct  automatic destructor .htm|Destruct (automatic destructor)]]

[[equalbuffer  detect record buffer changes .htm|EqualBuffer (detect record buffer changes)]]

[[fetch  get a specific record by key value .htm|Fetch (get a specific record by key value)]]

[[getcomponents  return the number of key components .htm|GetComponents (return the number of key components)]]

[[geteof  return end of file status .htm|GetEOF (return end of file status)]]

[[geterror  return the current error id .htm|GetError (return the current error ID)]]

[[getfield  return a reference to a key component .htm|GetField (return a reference to a key component)]]

[[getfieldname  return a key component field name .htm|GetFieldName (return a key component field name)]]

[[getfields get number of fields .htm|GetFields(get number of fields)]]

[[getfieldpicture get field picture .htm|GetFieldPicture(get field picture)]]

[[getfieldtype get field type .htm|GetFieldType(get field type)]]

[[getname  return the filename .htm|GetName (return the filename)]]

[[init  initialize the filemanager object .htm|Init (initialize the FileManager object)]]

[[insert  add a new record .htm|Insert (add a new record)]]

[[keytoorder  return order expression for a key .htm|KeyToOrder (return ORDER expression for a key)]]

[[kill  shutdown the filemanager object .htm|Kill (shutdown the FileManager object)]]

[[next  get next record in sequence .htm|Next (get next record in sequence)]]

[[open  open the file .htm|Open (open the file)]]

[[position  return the current record position .htm|Position (return the current record position)]]

[[postdelete trigger delete action post processing .htm|PostDelete(trigger delete action post-processing)]]

[[postinsert trigger insert action post processing .htm|PostInsert(trigger insert action post-processing)]]

[[postupdate trigger update action post processing .htm|PostUpdate(trigger update action post-processing)]]

[[predelete trigger delete action pre processing .htm|PreDelete(trigger delete action pre-processing)]]

[[preinsert trigger insert action pre processing .htm|PreInsert(trigger insert action pre-processing)]]

[[preupdate trigger update action pre processing .htm|PreUpdate(trigger update action pre-processing)]]

[[previous  get previous record in sequence .htm|Previous (get previous record in sequence)]]

[[primeautoinc  prepare an autoincremented record for adding .htm|PrimeAutoInc (prepare an autoincremented record for adding)]]

[[primefields  a virtual to prime fields .htm|PrimeFields (a virtual to prime fields)]]

[[primerecord  prepare a record for adding filemanager .htm|PrimeRecord (prepare a record for adding:FileManager)]]

[[restorebuffer  restore a previously saved record buffer .htm|RestoreBuffer (restore a previously saved record buffer)]]

[[restorefile  restore a previously saved file state .htm|RestoreFile (restore a previously saved file state)]]

[[savebuffer  save a copy of the record buffer .htm|SaveBuffer (save a copy of the record buffer)]]

[[savefile  save the current file state .htm|SaveFile (save the current file state)]]

[[seterror  save the specified error and underlying error state .htm|SetError (save the specified error and underlying error state)]]

[[setkey  set current key .htm|SetKey (set current key)]]

[[setname  set current filename .htm|SetName (set current filename)]]

[[setopenmode set current file s open mode .htm|SetOpenMode (set file open mode)]]

[[throw  pass an error to the error handler for processing .htm|Throw (pass an error to the error handler for processing)]]

[[throwmessage  pass an error and text to the error handler .htm|ThrowMessage (pass an error and text to the error handler)]]

[[tryfetch  try to get a specific record by key value .htm|TryFetch (try to get a specific record by key value)]]

[[tryinsert  try to add a new record .htm|TryInsert (try to add a new record)]]

[[trynext  try to get next record in sequence .htm|TryNext (try to get next record in sequence)]]

[[tryopen  try to open the file .htm|TryOpen (try to open the file)]]

[[tryprevious  try to get previous record in sequence .htm|TryPrevious (try to get previous record in sequence)]]

[[tryprimeautoinc  try to prepare an autoincremented record for adding .htm|TryPrimeAutoInc (try to prepare an autoincremented record for adding)]]

[[tryreget  try to get a specific record by position .htm|TryReget (try to get a specific record by position)]]

[[tryupdate  try to change the current record .htm|TryUpdate (try to change the current record)]]

[[tryvalidatefield validate field contents .htm|TryValidateField(validate field contents)]]

[[update  change the current record .htm|Update (change the current record)]]

[[usefile  use lazyopen file .htm|UseFile (use LazyOpen file)]]

[[validatefield  validate a field .htm|ValidateField (validate a field)]]

[[validatefields  validate a range of fields .htm|ValidateFields (validate a range of fields)]]

[[validatefieldserver validate field contents .htm|ValidateFieldServer(validate field contents)]]

[[validaterecord  validate all fields .htm|ValidateRecord (validate all fields)]]

**See Also:**

[[naming conventions and dual approach to database operations.htm|Naming Conventions and Dual Approach to Database Operations]]

[[filemanager functional organization  expected use.htm|FileManager Functional Organization--Expected Use]]