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DXmCvtCStoOS(3X)  —  Subroutines

Digital

NAME

DXmCvtCStoOS − Converts a compound string to an operating-system specific format. Currently uses text format. 

SYNOPSIS

Opaque DXmCvtCStoOS (cs, byte_count, status)
    XmString cs;
    long   ∗byte_count;
    long   ∗status;

DESCRIPTION

DXmCvtCStoOS converts a compound string to an operating-system specific format. It currently uses text format.  The user must free the string by using the Intrinsic routine XtFree. 

Arguments

csA compound string. 

byte_countThe number of bytes in the length of the output string. 

statusThe status of the conversion procedure, indicated by one of the following values:

Value Description
DXmCvtStatusOK The conversion was successful. 
DXmCvtStatusDataLoss Data was lost during the conversion. 
DXmCvtStatusFail The conversion was not successful. 

RETURN VALUES

The address of the file-compatible format string. 

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