LOOKUP(3PVM) PVM Version 3.4 LOOKUP(3PVM)
NAME
pvm_lookup - retrieve data from pvmd database
[In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_getinfo]
SYNOPSIS
C int cc = pvm_lookup( char *name, int index, int *data )
Fortran Not available
PARAMETERS
name The class name, a null-terminated string.
index The class index, >= 0 or -1 for first available.
data Returns the data stored in the <name, index> entry.
DESCRIPTION
See pvm_insert(3PVM) for a description of this database.
pvm_lookup retrieves data stored in the location given by <name, index>. If index is -1, the data stored at the first existing index in
the named class is returned.
ERRORS
If successful, pvm_lookup returns the index at which the data was stored (>= 0), otherwise it returns a negative error code:
PvmBadParam
giving an invalid argument value.
PvmNoEntry
the requested <name, index> pair does not exist.
SEE ALSO
pvm_delete(3PVM), pvm_insert(3PVM)
27 June, 1994 LOOKUP(3PVM)
