PX_SET_BLOB_FILE(3)

💖 PX_set_blob_file 💖

okay so bestie, we're in the Library Functions Manual, section 3, and today's main character is PX_set_blob_file — the girl who Associate[s] blob file with database. yep. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <paradox.h>

int PX_set_blob_file(pxdoc_t *pxdoc, const char *filename)

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what she does is: she opens or creates the given blob file and associates it with the Paradox database. that's it. that's the job. 💅

but listen, the timing matters, because she's lowkey picky:

• You must call this function before accessing records whose blob data is stored in a .MB file. like, before. don't be out here reading records first, she will not be happy. 😭
• You must also call it after opening or creating the paradox database. yeah. after. not before. the order is giving very specific and we respect it. ✨
• If the blob data is contained in the record itself or can be stored in the record, then this function may not be called. not "shouldn't", may not. she's not invited to that party, don't bring her. 🙈

and here's the tea, bestie: this function must be called after opening or creating the database file, because it uses the same file open mode. she's literally copying the fit. 👑

⚠️ and if you call it before PX_open_file(3) or PX_create_file(3)? she will quit with an error. not a warning, not a vibe check, an error. so pls sequence ur calls correctly. 🚨

🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

• returns a value < 0 in case of an error 😔
• otherwise 0 ✨ slay

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• PX_open_file(3)
• PX_create_file(3)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx. ty for the lore, icon. 🫶

and that's the whole page fr fr — this cutie lives in the Library Functions Manual as PX_SET_BLOB_FILE(3). no cap, that's all of her. bye bestie, go sequence ur function calls correctly 💖✨🎀