Db::get_open_flags()

Returns the current open flags. It is an error to use this method on an unopened database.

#include <db_cxx.h>
...
Db db(NULL, 0);
u_int32_t open_flags;

// Database open and subsequent operations omitted for clarity

db.get_open_flags(&open_flags); 

Db::remove()

Removes the specified database. If no value is given for the database parameter, then the entire file referenced by this method is removed.

Never remove a database that has handles opened for it. Never remove a file that contains databases with opened handles.

#include <db_cxx.h>
...
Db db(NULL, 0);

// Database handle creation omitted for clarity

db.remove("mydb.db",             // Database file to remove 
          NULL,                  // Database to remove. This is
                                 // NULL so the entire file is
                                 // removed.  
         0);                     // Flags. None used.

Db::rename()

Renames the specified database. If no value is given for the database parameter, then the entire file referenced by this method is renamed.

Never rename a database that has handles opened for it. Never rename a file that contains databases with opened handles.

#include <db_cxx.h>
...
Db db(NULL, 0);

// Database handle creation omitted for clarity

db.rename("mydb.db",             // Database file to rename
          NULL,                  // Database to rename. This is
                                 // NULL so the entire file is
                                 // renamed. 
         "newdb.db",             // New database file name
         0);                     // Flags. None used.