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dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_name(3dce)

Reads a schema entry identified by name

Synopsis

#include <dce/dce_attr_base.h>

void dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_name(

dce_attr_sch_handle_t h,

char *attr_name,

dce_attr_schema_entry_t *schema_entry,

error_status_t *status);

Parameters

Input

h
An opaque handle bound to a schema object. Use dce_attr_sch_bind( ) to acquire the handle.

attr_name
A pointer to a character string that identifies the schema entry.

Output

schema_entry
A dce_attr_schema_entry_t that contains the schema entry identified by attr_name.

status
A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error.

Description
The dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_name( ) routine reads a schema entry identified by name. This routine is useful for use with an interactive editor.

After a successful call, free the resources allocated by this routine for the attr parameter by using the sec_attr_util_sch_inst_free_ptrs( ) routine.

Permissions Required
The dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_name( ) routine requires appropriate permissions on the schema object. These permissions are managed by the target server.

Files

/usr/include/dce/dce_attr_base.idl
The idl file from which dce/dce_attr_base.h was derived.

Errors

The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages.

dce_attr_s_bad_binding

error_status_ok

Related Information
Functions: dce_attr_intro(3dce)

dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_id(3dce)

dce_attr_sch_scan(3dce)

sec_attr_util_inst_free_ptrs(3sec)