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+++ b/lib/vpwtable/gdbm_getbyname.cc	Wed Jan 16 22:39:43 2008 +0100
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+// Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Bruce Guenter <bruceg@em.ca>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include "vpwtable.h"
+#include <gdbm.h>
+
+vpwentry* vpwtable::getbyname(const mystring& name) const
+{
+  GDBM_FILE db = gdbm_open((char*)filename.c_str(), 0, GDBM_READER, 0, 0);
+  if(!db)
+    return 0;
+  mystring lower = name.lower();
+  datum key = { (char*)lower.c_str(), lower.length() };
+  datum result = gdbm_fetch(db, key);
+  gdbm_close(db);
+  vpwentry v;
+  if(!v.from_record(name, mystring(result.dptr, result.dsize)))
+    return 0;
+  return new vpwentry(v);
+}