INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE(3P) — SUNPHIGS LIBRARY

NAME

INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE − inquire state value of archive file

SYNOPSIS

C Syntax

void
pinqarst ( archive_state )
Parchivestate∗archive_state;OUT archive state

FORTRAN Syntax

SUBROUTINE pqars ( ARSTA )
INTEGERARSTAOUT archive state value (PARCL, PAROP)

Required PHIGS Operating States

(∗, ∗, ∗, ∗)

DESCRIPTION

Purpose

Use INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE to determine the current state of the archive file. The state value may be either “archive open” (AROP ) or “archive closed” (ARCL).

C Output Parameters

archive_state
A pointer to a Parchivestate enumerated variable in which the current state of the archive file is returned. Archive state values are defined in phigs.h as follows:

PARCL(archive closed)
PAROP(archive open)

FORTRAN Output Parameters

ARSTA
An integer in which the current state of the archive file is returned. Archive state values are defined in phigs77.h as follows: