Name

dce_attr_sch_lookup_by_name - 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

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

attr_nameA 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. 

statusA 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_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).