_DbStatus VST field descriptions
- Last Updated: March 13, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
The table below contains the field descriptions of the OpenEdge VST, _DbStatus.
| Field name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _DbStatus-AiBlkSize | INTEGER | Number of bytes in an after-image block. |
| _DbStatus-BiBlkSize | INTEGER | Number of bytes in a before-image block. |
| _DbStatus-BiClSize | INTEGER | Number of kilobytes in the before-image cluster. |
| _DbStatus-BiOpen | CHARACTER | Most recent BI file open. |
| _DbStatus-BiSize | INT64 | Logical size of the BI file. You can use this in conjunction with the _DbStatus-BiClSize value to determine the number of clusters in the BI file. |
| _DbStatus-BiTrunc | CHARACTER | Time since the last truncate. |
| _DbStatus-CacheStamp | CHARACTER | Schema cache file time stamp. |
| _DbStatus-Changed | INTEGER | Flag indicating if database has changed since last backup. |
| _DbStatus-ClVersMinor | INTEGER | Client minor version number. |
| _DbStatus-Codepage | CHARACTER | Code page name. |
| _DbStatus-Collation | CHARACTER | Collation table name. |
| _DbStatus-CreateDate | CHARACTER | Date and time of database creation. |
| _DbStatus-databaseRole | CHARACTER | Database role. Valid values are:
Note: If replication is not enabled, the database role will be reported as Normal.
Format X(8) |
| _DbStatus-DbBlkSize | INTEGER | Database block size. |
| _DbStatus-DbVers | INTEGER | Database version number. |
| _DbStatus-DbVersMinor | INTEGER | Database minor version number. |
| _DbStatus-EmptyBlks | INT64 | Number of empty blocks in the database. |
| _DbStatus-FbDate | CHARACTER | Most recent full backup. |
| _DbStatus-FreeBlks | INT64 | Number of free blocks in the database. |
| _DbStatus-HiWater | INTEGER | Database blocks high-water mark. |
| _DbStatus-IbDate | CHARACTER | Most recent incremental backup. |
| _DbStatus-IbSeq | INTEGER | Sequence of last incremental backup. |
| _DbStatus-InitiateDiag | LOGICAL | Set to begin diagnostic data collection immediately |
| _DbStatus-Integrity | CHARACTER | DbStatus-Integrity enabled flag (-i). |
| _DbStatus-IntFlags | INTEGER | Integrity flags. |
| _DbStatus-LastLgTruncateTime | CHARACTER | Date and time of the most recent truncation of the database log file. The datetime displays in the format Thu Dec 23 16:24:20 2021. |
| _DbStatus-LastLgTruncateTime-TZ | TIMESTAMP | Date and time of the most recent truncation of the database log file. The datetime displays in datetime-tz format, for example, 12/23/2021 16:24:20.881-05:00. |
| _DbStatus-LastOpen | CHARACTER | Most recent database open. |
| _DbStatus-LastTable | INTEGER | Highest table number defined. |
| _DbStatus-LastTran | INTEGER | Last transaction ID. |
| _DbStatus-MostLocks | INTEGER | Lock table high-water mark. |
| _DbStatus-NumAreas | INTEGER | Number of areas. |
| _DbStatus-NumLocks | INTEGER | Lock table entries in use. |
| _DbStatus-NumSems | INTEGER | Number of semaphores. |
| _DbStatus-PrevOpen | CHARACTER | Previous database open. |
| _DbStatus-RestrictMode | CHARACTER | The state of any access restrictions set by PROUTIL DBRESTRICT. |
| _DbStatus-RMFreeBlks | INT64 | Number of rm blocks with free space. |
| _DbStatus-SharedMemVer | INTEGER | Shared memory version number. |
| _DbStatus-ShmVers | INTEGER | Shared memory version number. |
| _DbStatus-Starttime | CHARACTER | Time when the database was started. |
| _DbStatus-State | INTEGER | State of the database. |
| _DbStatus-Tainted | INTEGER | Damaged database flags. |
| _DbStatus-TotalBlks | INT64 | Number of blocks allocated to the database. |
| _DbStatus-Wordrule-Number | INTEGER | Word-rule file number. |
| _DbStatus-Wordrule-CRC | INTEGER | Word-rule file CRC (cyclic redundancy check) value. |
| _DbStatus-ZeroStatsDate | CHARACTER | Date and time of the last PROUTIL ZEROSTATS operation on the database. The datetime displays in the format Thu Dec 23 16:24:20 2021. |
| _DbStatus-ZeroStatsDate-TZ | TIMESTAMP | The date and time of the last PROUTIL ZEROSTATS operation on this area. The datetime displays in datetime-tz format, for example: 12/23/2021 16:24:20.881-05:00. |
| _DbStatus-OEVersion | CHARACTER | OpenEdge version information. The version string displays in the
same format as the PROVERSION(1) function. For example,
12.8.0.0.1013, where:
|