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Description
DBSegCreate() is used to add a new segment to a GDB file.
Call Signature
int DBSegCreate ( int/string filespec, string segment_name, string segment_desc, string segment_type )
Return Value
int
The segment number created, or if an error is trapped it returns a value less than 1.
Arguments
int/string filespec:
This can either be the handle returned by DBOpen(), or the name of an open file.
string segment_name:
The name to be applied to the segment (ignored for some formats).
string segment_desc:
The Description to be applied to the segment.
string segment_type:
The short type name for the segment, such as "VEC" for vectors. See DBNextSeg() for a full list of types.
Remarks
Only a few formats (including PCIDSK) support creation of new segments.
See also
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