Database Loading

This section discusses the loading API for the actions and data-types database. The syntax for this and any Common Desktop Environment databases a developer defines is discussed in man pages in the /usr/dt/man/man4 directory.

The external database loading API consists of two functions:

• DtDbLoad()

• DtDbReloadNotify()

DtDbLoad() reads in the actions and data-types database. It determines the set of directories that are searched for database files, and it loads into the database the .dt files that are found. Your application must call DtDbLoad() before calling any of the routines that query the actions and data-types database.

Use DtDbReLoadNotify() to request notification of actions and data-types database reload events. It registers an application's interest in database reload messages.

Your application should reload the database whenever it changes, so that the end user will notice updates without having to restart the application.