C-Library File IO Routines

PVK_dict( )

Read Dictionary

Format

int PVK_dict(int fh, int dctidx, char  *dctbfr, int dctbsz);

Where:

fh

File handle returned from a prior call to PVK_OpenExt( )

dctidx

Data dictionary entry

dctbfr

Pointer to the data buffer to receive the data dictionary record

dctbsz

Size of the data buffer in bytes

Description

This function can be used to read the embedded data dictionary records held within a file. The format of the information contained within the data dictionary is subject to change and as such is not documented in this reference manual.