NAME

INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE − inquire state value of archive file

SYNOPSIS

C Syntax

void
pinq_ar_st ( archive_state )
Par_st∗archive_state;OUT archive state

Required PHIGS Operating States

(∗, ∗, ∗, ∗)

DESCRIPTION

Purpose

Use INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE to determine the current state of the archive file.  The state value may be either archive open (AROP ) or archive closed (ARCL). 

C Output Parameter

archive_state
A pointer to a Par_st enumerated variable in which the current state of the archive file is returned. Archive state values are defined in phigs.h as follows:

PST_ARCL(archive closed)
PST_AROP(archive open)

ERRORS

No Error

SEE ALSO

OPEN ARCHIVE FILE (3P)
CLOSE ARCHIVE FILE (3P)
INQUIRE ARCHIVE FILES (3P)

September 02, 1992