sqlite3.open

Lua function sqlite3.open Summary Opens or creates a database Prototype sqlite3.open(filename) Description Opens (or creates if it does not exist) an SQLite database with name filename and returns its handle as userdata (the returned object should be used for all further method calls in connection with this specific database, see db:xxx methods). Example: myDB=sqlite3.open('MyDatabase.sqlite3') -- open -- do some database calls... myDB:close() -- close In case of an error, the function returns nil, an error code and an error message. See Also ... Topics Database (SQLite) Lua script extensions Lua SQLite (database) interface Scripting Lua functions context:aggregate_count (Returns the number of calls to the aggregate step function.) context:get_aggregate_data (Returns the user-definable data field for callback functions.) context:result (This function sets the result of a callback function to res.) context:result_blob (This function sets the result of a callback function to the binary string in blob.) context:result_error (This function sets the result of a callback function to the error value in err.) context:result_int (This function sets the result of a callback function to the integer value in number) context:result_null (This function sets the result of a callback function to nil.) context:result_number (This function sets the result of a callback function to the value number.) context:result_text (This function sets the result of a callback function to the string in str.) context:set_aggregate_data (Set the user-definable data field for callback functions to udata.) context:user_data (Returns the userdata parameter given in the call to install the callback function.) db:busy_handler (Sets or removes a busy handler for a database) db:busy_timeout (Sets a busy handler) db:changes (Returns number of changes by the most recent SQL statement) db:close (Closes a database) db:close_vm (Finalizes all statements that have not been explicitly finalized) db:create_aggregate (Creates an aggregate callback function) db:create_collation (Creates a collation callback) db:create_function (Creates a callback function) db:errcode (Returns the most recent result code) db:errmsg (Returns the most recent error message) db:exec (Executes SQL statements) db:interrupt (Interrupts any pending operation) db:isopen (Tests if the database is open) db:last_insert_rowid (Returns the key of the most recent insert into the database) db:nrows (Creates an iterator that returns a table of rows from a SELECT - keyed by name) db:prepare (Compiles an SQL statement) db:progress_handler (Installs a progress callback function) db:total_changes (Returns total number of changes) db:trace (Installs debug trace callback) db:urows (Creates an iterator that returns the rows from a SELECT) sqlite3.complete (Checks for a complete SQL statement) sqlite3.open_memory (Opens a database in memory) sqlite3.version (Returns the SQLite version) stmt:bind (Binds a value to a parameter) stmt:bind_blob (Binds a blob to a parameter) stmt:bind_names (Binds values in a table to parameters) stmt:bind_parameter_count (Returns the largest parameter index) stmt:bind_parameter_name (Returns the name of the n'th paremeter) stmt:bind_values (Binds values to parameters) stmt:columns (Returns number of columns in the result set) stmt:finalize (Frees a prepared statement) stmt:get_name (Returns the name of a column in a result set) stmt:get_named_types (Returns a table of names and types for the columns in a result set) stmt:get_named_values (Returns a table of names and values for the columns in a result set) stmt:get_names (Returns a table of the names of all columns in a result set) stmt:get_type (Returns the type of a column in a result set) stmt:get_types (Returns a table of the types of all columns in a result set) stmt:get_unames (Returns a list of names of the columns in a result set) stmt:get_utypes (Returns a list of types of the columns in a result set) stmt:get_uvalues (Returns a list of values of the columns in a result set) stmt:get_value (Returns the value of a column in a result set) stmt:get_values (Returns a table of the values of all columns in a result set) stmt:isopen (Checks if the statement is open) stmt:nrows (Creates an iterator that returns a table of rows from a SELECT - keyed by name) stmt:reset (Resets an SQL statement, so it can be executed again) stmt:rows (Creates an iterator that returns a table of rows from a SELECT - numerically keyed) stmt:step (Executes a previously-prepared SQL statement) stmt:urows (Creates an iterator that returns the rows from a SELECT) (Help topic: lua=sqlite3.open) Documentation contents page