Name

dce_svc_log_open − Opens binary log file

Synopsis

#include <dce/dce.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <dce/svclog.h> void dce_svc_log_open(
const char ∗name,
dce_svc_log_handle_t ∗handle,
error_status_t ∗status);

Parameters

Input

nameThe pathname of the log file to be opened. 

Output

handleA filled-in handle to the opened log file specified by name. 

statusReturns the status code from this operation.  The status code is a value that indicates whether the routine completed successfully and if not, why not. 

Description

The dce_svc_log_open() routine opens the binary log file specified by name for reading.  If the call is successful, handle is filled in with a handle to be used with the other dce_svc_log_ calls.  On error, status will contain an error code. 

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. 

See dce_svc_register(3dce). 

Related Information

Functions:  dce_svc_log_close(3dce), dce_svc_log_get(3dce), dce_svc_log_rewind(3dce).