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ddlCompileAI() - Compile AI from symbolic file image

Version 7.11

ddlCompileAI() - Compile AI from symbolic file image

Prototype:

   void ddlCompileAI(
      CONTROL *ctl,
      char *OptnStr,
      char *ArgList);

Permitted values in OptnStr: NA

Form of ArgList:
      <source-filename>
            <source-filename> is the name of the source file

Description:

Refer to the Application Interface document for the definition and specifications of the Application Interface.

And an example of a symbolic Record Description.

The compile process analyzes the AI text from source file and creates the actual interface. The outputs from the compile process are:

               <piname>.PI             - The actual Interface

where <piname> is the name that you gave the AI text file at the time that you created and saved it. The output files are placed in the same folder as the source AI file.

You can modify and compile AIs at any time. Anytime you recompile a Data Base Definition all AIs associated with that database are automatically recompiled. If for some reason one of them does not get recompiled, you can always compile it yourself with one of the above methods.

Once the AI has been compiled, it is ready to use in a ddlOpen() function.

 ddlCompileAI() requires its own connection [ddlBegin(),ddlEnd()]

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