D_TREND

SUMMARY

d_trend()

DESCRIPTION

This function ends a database transaction. by writting to the database all
changes made since the most recent call to d_trbegin. The changes are first
written to user log file in order to support auto recovery and then
written to the database. The process in which the changes are written to
database is called transaction commit.

All locked files for all open databases are freed by d_trend except
exclusive-locked files, which remain exclusive-locked, and keep-locked
files, which will remain read-locked after the d_trend call.

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Note:
A technique which is useful in dealing which ststus S_NOSPACE is to store
on the disk a "threshold" file of some reasonable size, the contents of
which are immaterial. Then, when d_trend returns S_NOSPACE, simply delete
(unlink) the theshold file and reissure the call to d_trend. db_VISTA will
reprwcess and complete the transaction, assuming of course there is now
enought disk space available (see sxample below).
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CURRENCY CHANGES
None

RETURN CODES

-27 S_TRNOTACT Transaction not active, There is no active
transaction to end.

-900 S_NOSPACE No more space on file (disk).

EXAMPLE

d_trbegin("orderentry");
.. /* enter order info */
if ( d_trend() == NO_SPACE )
{
unlink("thrshold.sav");
.. /* inform user that disk space is low */