Each function listed below returns information about a specific database, available databases, or performs a database-related task, such as opening or closing a database.

DbiCloseDatabase:
Closes a database and all tables associated with this database handle.
DbiGetDatabaseDesc:
Retrieves the description of the specified database from the configuration file.
DbiGetDirectory:
Retrieves the current working directory or the default directory.
DbiOpenDatabase:
Opens a database in the current session and returns a database handle.
DbiOpenDatabaseList:
Creates an in-memory table containing a list of accessible databases and their descriptions.
DbiOpenFileList:
Opens a cursor on the virtual table containing all the tables accessible by the client application
and their descriptions.
DbiOpenIndexList:
Opens a cursor on an in-memory table listing the indexes on a specified table, along with
their descriptions.
DbiOpenTableList:
Creates an in-memory table with information about all the tables accessible to the client application.
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