DREAD C-3


NAME



dread - read record using record number

SYNOPSIS



#include

rno_t dread (buf, record, fcb)
char *buf;
rno_t record;
DFILE *fcb;

DESCRIPTION



Dread reads the record stored at the record number specified by
record, where record is between 1 and number of records in the
RMSfile. Record is returned by all calls that access the RMSfile.

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

SEE ALSO



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

DIAGNOSTICS



Dread returns a value of BAD (-1) if record is not within the
range of valid records for the RMSfile, if no record has been
written at the record number specified or if fcb is not an
opened file block pointer.