Type: Integer
The read-only kind property of the DbFile class contains the kind, or category, of the database. The categories, represented by DbFile class constants, are listed in the following table.
| Constant | Description | Integer Value |
|---|---|---|
| Kind_Control | Control files (_control and _reorg database files) | 1 |
| Kind_Environmental | Environmental files (_locks, _environ, and _stats database files) | 2 |
| Kind_System | System files (_system, _sysxrf, _sysgui, _sysint, _sysdev, _systools, _ jadeapp, _ jadedef, and _sysdef database files) | 4 |
| Kind_Unknown | Unknown (when detected, raises an exception) | 0 |
| Kind_User_Data | User data files (_sindexes.dat, _sindexdefs.dat, and _rootdef database files, and additional database files defined in user schemas) | 32 |
| Kind_User_Schema | User schema files (_userscm, _userxrf, _usergui, _userint, and _userdev database files) | 8 |
| Kind_Utility | Utility files (_monitor and _rpstrans database files) | 16 |