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intro(3ncs)

error_c_get_text(3ncs)

Name

error_c_get_text − return subsystem, module, and error texts for a status code

Syntax

void error_$c_get_text(status, subsys, subsysmax, module, modulemax,                          error, errormax)

status_$t status;
char *subsys;
long subsysmax;
char *module;
long modulemax;
char *error;
long errormax;

Arguments

status A status code in status_$t format. 

subsys A character string.  The subsystem represented by the status code. 

subsysmax The maximum number of bytes to be returned in subsys. 

module A character string.  The module represented by the status code. 

modulemax The maximum number of bytes to be returned in module. 

error A character string.  The error represented by the status code. 

errormax The maximum number of bytes to be returned in error. 

Description

The error_$c_get_text routine returns predefined text strings that describe the subsystem, the module, and the error represented by a status code. The strings are null terminated.  See the intro() reference page which lists all of the possible diagnostics that could be returned in status.all.

Files

/usr/lib/stcode.db

See Also

intro(3ncs)

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