getFileStatus

getFileStatus(): Integer;

The getFileStatus method of the DbFile class returns the status of dropped physical database file during the backup process. The status of the database file is represented by DbFile class constants listed in the following table.

Constant	Description	Integer Value
Status_Deleted	File deleted from control file	6
Status_InvalidPath	Invalid database file path in control file	7
Status_Missing	File defined in the schema but does not exist in the database	3
Status_NotAssigned	File not defined in control file	1
Status_NotCreated	File deleted or not yet created	2
Status_Offline	File is offline	8
Status_Resident	File is resident on disk	4
Status_Unmapped	File in RPS database that is not part of the RPS mapping	5

You can use this method in backup applications to determine the status of database files prior to commencing the backup or to determine the status of database files returned in the droppedFiles parameter array passed to JadeDatabaseAdmin class backupAllDbFiles and backupDbFiles methods.

This method executes on a persistent server node, and is implemented and executed by the physical database engine.