dfindpi - find previous record using secondary index
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rno_t dfindpi (buffer, fcb)
char *buffer;
DFILE *fcb;
Dfindpi reads a record from an RMSfile in reverse secondary key
order. Before calling dfindpi, call dseti(C-3)
to select the
desired secondary index. dfindi(C-3),
dfindli(C-3), or
dsetpos(C-3) can be called to set
the starting point in the
secondary index. Each subsequent call to dfindpi returns the
previous record in secondary key order. The beginning contents of
buffer are ignored by dfindpi.
Dfindpi maintains the current position in the secondary index, so
additional records may be fetched in reverse secondary key order
by using the dfindpi function repeatedly.
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).
dlopen(C-3), dopen(C-3),
dseti(C-3), dfindli(C-3),
dfindi(C-3),
dsetpos(C-3)
Chapter 4, RMS Programming Guide
Dfindpi returns a value of BAD (-1) if an I/O error occurred, or
if there is no record that contains field values less than or
equal to the last values returned. If no record is found, then
the contents of buffer are undefined.