NAME

XrmMergeDatabases, XrmGetFileDatabase, XrmPutFileDatabase, XrmGetStringDatabase - manipulate resource databases

SYNTAX

void XrmMergeDatabases(source_db, target_db)
      XrmDatabase source_db, *target_db;

XrmDatabase XrmGetFileDatabase(filename)
     char *filename;

void XrmPutFileDatabase(database, stored_db)
     XrmDatabase database;
     char *stored_db;

XrmDatabase XrmGetStringDatabase(data)
     char *data;

ARGUMENTS

data      Specifies the database contents using a string.

database  Specifies the database that is to be used.

filename  Specifies the resource database file name.

source_db Specifies the resource database that is to be

merged into the target database.

stored_db Specifies the file name for the stored database.
target_db Specifies a pointer to the resource database into
          which the source database is to be merged.

DESCRIPTION

The XrmMergeDatabases function merges the contents of one
database into another.  It may overwrite entries in the des-
tination database.  This function is used to combine data-
bases (for example, an application specific database of
defaults and a database of user preferences).  The merge is
destructive; that is, the source database is destroyed.

The XrmGetFileDatabase function opens the specified file,
creates a new resource database, and loads it with the
specifications read in from the specified file.  The speci-
fied file must contain lines in the format accepted by
XrmPutLineResource.  If it cannot open the specified file,
XrmGetFileDatabase returns NULL.

The XrmPutFileDatabase function stores a copy of the specified database in the specified file. The file is an ASCII text file that contains lines in the format that is accepted by XrmPutLineResource.

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     The XrmGetStringDatabase function creates a new database and
     stores the resources specified in the specified null-
     terminated string.  XrmGetStringDatabase is similar to
     XrmGetFileDatabase except that it reads the information out
     of a string instead of out of a file.  Each line is
     separated by a new-line character in the format accepted by
     XrmPutLineResource.

SEE ALSO

     XrmGetResource(3X11),
     XrmInitialize(3X11),
     XrmPutResource(3X11),
     XrmUniqueQuark(3X11)
     Xlib - C Language X Interface

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