NAME

gbatch_varread - read the details of a variable


SYNOPSIS

#include <gbatch.h>

int gbatch_varread(const int fd, const unsigned flags, const slotno_t slot, apiBtvar *vard)


DESCRIPTION

The function gbatch_varread is used to read the details for a variable

fd is a file descriptor which was previously returned by a successful call to gbatch_open(3).

flags is zero or GBATCH_FLAG_IGNORESEQ to ignore recent changes to the variable list.

slot is the slot number corresponding to the variable as returned by gbatch_varlist(3) or xb_varfind(3).

vard is a pointer to a structure which will contain the details of the variable.


RETURN VALUES

The function returns 0 if successful, otherwise an error code as defined in the include file \fBgbatch.h\fR.


SEE ALSO

gbatch_varadd(3), gbatch_varchcomm(3), gbatch_varchgrp(3), gbatch_varchmod(3), gbatch_varchown(3), gbatch_vardel(3), gbatch_varfind(3), gbatch_varlist(3), gbatch_varmon(3), gbatch_varrename(3), gbatch_varupd(3).


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.


AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.