DFINDK C-3


NAME



dfindk - find record with given primary key

SYNOPSIS



#include

rno_t dfindk (buffer, fcb)
char *buffer;
DFILE *fcb;

DESCRIPTION



Dfindk finds the first occurrence of a keyed record in an opened
RMSfile. The primary key for the record desired must be stored in
buffer before calling dfindk.

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. All
character positions allocated to the primary key field are used
in determining the key value. The function strncpy is recommended
for storing string key values in buffer.

SEE ALSO



dlopen(C-3), dopen(C-3), dread(C-3), strncpy(3)
Chapter 4, RMS Programming Guide

DIAGNOSTICS



Dfindk 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, the
contents of buffer are undefined.