---
name: "PX_put_data_alpha"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "pxlib-dev"
version: "0.6.9-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PX_put_data_alpha"
---

# PX\_put\_data\_alpha(3)

Put value into an alpha data field

## NAME

PX\_put\_data\_alpha — Put value into an alpha data field

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<paradox.h\>

void PX\_put\_data\_alpha(pxdoc\_t \*pxdoc, char \*data, int len, char \*value)

## DESCRIPTION

Converts a string into a value for a data field as it stored  in the database file. You must set the target encoding  before in order to recode the string. If you do not set the encoding  the data will be stored as is. You should use this function  instead of accessing the record data directly.

**data** points to the start of the data field in the  record. It must be calculated by summing up all field length before  the field to operate on and add it to the base pointer of the  record.

## SEE ALSO

[PX\_put\_data\_long(3)](/PX_put_data_long/3.md), [PX\_put\_data\_double(3)](/PX_put_data_double/3.md), [PX\_put\_data\_short(3)](/PX_put_data_short/3.md),  [PX\_put\_data\_byte(3)](/PX_put_data_byte/3.md), [PX\_put\_data\_bytes(3)](/PX_put_data_bytes/3.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx.