DTFIND C-3

NAME

dtfind - find dictionary field

SYNOPSIS

#include <cbase/dirio.h>

struct fd *dtfind (fp, fieldname)

DICT *fp;

char *fieldname;

DESCRIPTION

Dtfind looks up fieldname in an open RMS dictionary file. Fieldname points to a string of ASCII characters representing the name of the field.

Fp is the value returned from dtdict(C-3) or dtopen(C-3).

The value returned is a pointer to a structure that is defined in <cbase/dirio.h>.

SEE ALSO

dtdict(C-3), dtopen(C-3), dtfindn(C-3)

Chapter 4,

RMS Programming Guide

DIAGNOSTICS

A value of NULL is returned if the field is not in the RMS dictionary file or if fp is not an opened RMS dictionary file.

NOTES

The returned value points to static data whose contents are overwritten with every call.