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Chapter 8 - Dictionary Manager

Using the Dictionary Manager

This section tells how to use the Dictionary Manager to create and manipulate dictionaries. Using Gestalt Manager, Dictionary Manager, and File Manager calls, you can

• determine whether the Dictionary Manager is present and what attributes it has
• make a new dictionary (create a file and initialize the dictionary)
• gain access to a dictionary (open it, close it , and get information about it)
• locate records in a dictionary (by key or by index)
• modify the contents of a dictionary (insert, replace, or delete information)
• compact a dictionary

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Subtopics

Testing for the Presence of the Dictionary Manager

Making a Dictionary

Accessing a Dictionary

Locating Records in a Dictionary

Modifying a Dictionary

Compacting a Dictionary