DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize(library call) DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize(library call)
NAME
DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize -- obtains the size of a section's data
SYNOPSIS
#include <DtMmdb.h>
int DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize(
DtMmdbInfoRequest* request);
DESCRIPTION
The DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize function returns the number of bytes in the specified section's data. Table lookup is involved if the section
identifier is specified by the locator_ptr field.
ARGUMENTS
request Specifies the bookcase in the bookcase descriptor field and either the section's Database Engine identifier (in the primary_oid
field) or the section's logical identifier (in the locator_ptr field). If both of these fields have a value, DtMmdbSectionGet-
DataSize uses the locator_ptr value.
RETURN VALUE
If DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize completes successfully, it returns the size of the section's data. If it fails, it returns -1.
EXAMPLE
The following shows how a DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize call might be coded.
DtMmdbInfoRequest request;
/* fill the request here */
l = DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize(&request);
SEE ALSO
TO BE SUPPLIED
DtMmdbSectionGetDataSize(library call)
