DFINDNK C-3

NAME

dfindnk - find next record with same key

SYNOPSIS

#include <cbase/dirio.h>

rno_t dfindnk (buffer, fcb)

char *buffer;

DFILE *fcb;

DESCRIPTION

Dfindnk finds the next occurrence of a keyed record in an opened RMSfile. Dfindk(C-3) must be called to find the first occurrence of a keyed record. After that call, multiple calls to dfindnk may be made to retrieve successive occurrences of a keyed record. The beginning contents of buffer are ignored by dfindnk.

Fcb is the file block pointer returned by dlopen(C-3) or dopen(C-3).

The returned record number may be saved and used on a subsequent call to dread(C-3). The record found is returned in buffer.

SEE ALSO

dlopen(C-3), dopen(C-3), dread(C-3), dfindk(C-3), dfindpk(C-3)

Chapter 4,

RMS Programming Guide

DIAGNOSTICS

Dfindnk returns a value of BAD (-1) if the record is not found or if an I/O error occurred. If the record is not found then the contents of buffer are undefined.