Database Functions

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The following table summarizes the InterBase API functions available for handling database requests in an application:

Database functions

Function name	Purpose
isc_attach_database()	Connect to an existing database.
isc_create_database()	Creates a new database and sets up an active connection.
isc_database_info()	Request information about an attached database.
isc_detach_database()	Disconnect from a database.
isc_drop_database()	Delete an attached database and its associated files.
isc_expand_dpb()	Build a database parameter buffer (DPB) dynamically.
isc_version()	Retrieve database implementation number and on-disk structure (ODS) major and minor version numbers.