DbFile Methods

The methods defined in the DbFile class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
backupFile	Backs up a physical database file
beginPartitionedFileBackup	Begins the backup of selected database partitions, which can also be backed up in parallel
certifyFile	Initiates the certification of a database file
changeAccessMode	Changes the access mode of a file to read-only or updateable
compactFile	Initiates the compaction of a database file
createPartition	Creates a new empty partition and returns the partition identifier
disableAuditing	Disables auditing associated with object operations performed against the file
drop	Removes the file and marks it as deleted
enableAuditing	Re-enables the auditing associated with object operations
endPartitionedFileBackup	Ends the backup of selected database partitions
freeze	Converts a partition to read-only mode, after which no object update, delete, or create are permitted
getBackupTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file was last backed up
getCreationTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file was created
getCryptStatus	Returns the encryption status of a physical database file
getFileLength	Returns the size of a physical database file
getFileStatus	Returns the status of a physical database file during the backup process
getFreeSpace	Evaluates the available free space in a database file
getFullBackupTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file was last backed up
getModifiedTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file was last updated
getName	Returns the name of the database file
getOpenPartitions	Populates the input partitionList array with references to JadeDbFilePartition instances; one for each open partition of the associated database file
getPartition	Returns the JadeDbFilePartition instance associated with the indexed partition
getPartitionCount	Returns the number of non-removed partitions assigned to the file
getPartitionModulus	Returns the number of partitions in which new instances are stored
getPartitions	Populates the input partitionList array with JadeDbFilePartition instances; one for each partition of the associated database file
getPatchVersion	Returns the patch version numbers for the system files
getStatistics	Returns statistics on reads database activity
getTotalFileLength64	Returns the total bytes occupied by subfiles of a database map file
getUserPatchVersion	Returns the unformatted version number of user data map files
isAuditing	Returns true if auditing associated with object operations is enabled
isFrozen	Returns true if the database file is frozen
isOpen	Returns true if the database file is currently open
isPartitioned	Returns true if the database file is partitioned
setPartitionModulus	Specifies the modulus; that is, the number of partitions in which new instances are stored
setPartitioned	Changes the partitioned attribute of an empty (non-instantiated) database file
thaw	Restores the database partition to its default active state