ex_hello.c

This is an example of how to create and open a database.

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 * ex_hello.c
 *      This is an example demonstrating how to create and connect to a
 *      database.
 */
#include <test_util.h>
 
static const char *home;
 
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    WT_CONNECTION *conn;
    WT_SESSION *session;
 
    home = example_setup(argc, argv);
 
    /* Open a connection to the database, creating it if necessary. */
    error_check(wiredtiger_open(home, NULL, "create", &conn));
 
    /* Open a session for the current thread's work. */
    error_check(conn->open_session(conn, NULL, NULL, &session));
 
    /* Do some work... */
 
    /* Note: closing the connection implicitly closes open session(s). */
    error_check(conn->close(conn, NULL));
 
    return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
}