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ndb_cif_read_ddl

NAME ndb_cif_read_ddl

PROTOTYPE

#include "ndb_cifparse.h"

int ndb_cif_read_ddl(CifHandle *ddl,
                     FILE *fp);
PURPOSE

ndb_cif_read_ddl reads a ddl file into the CifHandle data structure specified by ddl. All interaction with the data file takes place inside this function. Subsequent access to ddl data is managed by a set of methods that access memory resident data.

RECEIVES

ddl pointer to the CifHandle data structure where the ddl file is loaded
fp pointer to the file descriptor for the ddl input file

RETURN VALUE

Returns the number of data blocks in the input file or 0 for failure.

REMARKS

Function does provide new value to the ddl.

See also: ndb_cif_read_ddl_with_format
  ndb_cif_write_ddl_by_format



Olivera Tosic
6/12/2002