GetDBInfo()

Summary

Gets summary information about a geographic file.

 

Syntax

info = GetDBInfo(string db_name)

 

Argument	Contents
db_name	The path and file name of the geographic file

 

Returns

An array of three elements:

 

Element	Type	Contents
1	Scope	Initial scope for displaying the file
2	String	Descriptive label of the file
3	Real	Revision number

 

If the specified geographic file does not exist, GetDBInfo() returns null.

 

Notes

• For a full list of scope-related GISDK functions, see Map Scales and Scopes.

Example

inf = GetDBInfo("c:\\cdf\\cctract.cdf")

SetMapScope("my map", inf[1])

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetDBFiles()	Creates a list of files associated with the geographic file
GetDBLayers()	Gets a list of layers stored in a geographic file
GetLayerInfo()	Gets summary information about a layer