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OMDB is the OmniMark database library, a set of functions that let you access and manipulate information in relational databases. This library uses your existing ODBC-compliant database software drivers and requires OmniMark 5 or later.

The library consists of the following files:

The functions in this library use the following OMX components:

Date and Time

All dates, times, and timestamps are retrieved in the Date and Time library format. (This format returns the time with a time zone offset from UTC time, which most databases do not provide.)

To use the OMDB functions in your OmniMark program, you have to add the following statement to your program:

      include "omdb.xin"

Functions
   dbClose
   dbExecute
   dbFieldValue
   dbIsVersionCompatible
   dbLibraryVersion
   dbOpenODBC
   dbQuery
   dbRecordExists
   dbRecordMove
   dbTableClose
   dbTableDelete
   dbTableInsert
   dbTableOpen
   dbTableUpdate
 
Platforms
   MS Windows 95/98
   MS Windows NT
   Sun Solaris
 
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