DOPEN C-3

NAME

dopen - open RMSfile

SYNOPSIS

#include <cbase/dirio.h>

DFILE *dopen (filename, mode)

char *filename;

char *mode;

DESCRIPTION

Dopen opens the RMSfile named filename for future I/O. Dopen returns a pointer to a control block to identify the RMSfile in subsequent operations.

Filename is the pathname of the RMSfile to open.

Mode is a character string that states the types of operations to be done on the RMSfile. Mode may have one of the following values:

Modes Operations

"r" open for reading

"w" zero RMSfile records, open for writing

"a" open for writing

"u" open for both reading and writing

SEE ALSO

dlopen(C-3), dclose(C-3)

Chapter 4,

RMS Programming Guide

DIAGNOSTICS

Dopen returns the pointer NULL if filename cannot be accessed.