---
name: "PX_set_parameter"
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_set_parameter"
---

# PX\_set\_parameter(3)

Sets various parameters

## NAME

PX\_set\_parameter — Sets various parameters

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<paradox.h\>

int PX\_set\_parameter(pxdoc\_t \*pxdoc, const char \*name, const char \*value)

## DESCRIPTION

Sets the parameter **name** to the value  **value**. This function must be used for all values  of type string. float-values can be set with [PX\_set\_value(3)](/PX_set_value/3.md).  **name** may be one of the following.

- tablename

  The name of the table as it will be stored in the datbase  header.

- password

  Set the password for writing an encrypted database. It must  be set before writing the first record. There  is no need to set the password for reading a database.

- warning

  Turn on/off warnings. Warnings are turned on by default.

- targetencoding

  The encoding for the output. Data which is being read with  one of the PX\_get\_data\_xxx(3) functions will return string data  in the targetencoding.

- inputencoding

  The econding of the input data which is to be stored into the  database.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.

## SEE ALSO

**[PX\_get\_parameter(3)](/PX_get_parameter/3.md)**,  **[PX\_set\_value(3)](/PX_set_value/3.md)**

## AUTHOR

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