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DB *vendor_dbp; /* Database containing vendor information */
char *db_home_dir; /* Directory containing the database files */
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DB *vendor_dbp; /* Database containing vendor information */
<b class="userinput"><tt>DB *itemname_sdbp; /* Index based on the item name index */</tt></b>
char *db_home_dir; /* Directory containing the database files */
<b class="userinput"><tt>char *itemname_db_name; /* Itemname secondary database */</tt></b>
char *inventory_db_name; /* Name of the inventory database */
char *vendor_db_name; /* Name of the vendor database */
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