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From: scjones@sdrc.UUCP (Larry Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: LIB$ functions from C
Summary: Try the manuals
Keywords: how do you do it?
Message-ID: <215@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 13 Feb 88 17:10:36 GMT
References: <339@dalcsug.UUCP>
Organization: Structural Dynamics Research Corp., Cincinnati
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In article <339@dalcsug.UUCP>, dalegass@dalcsug.UUCP (Dale Gass) writes:
> I'm having considerable trouble accessing the LIB$ functions from VMS C
> (specifically LIB$FIND_FILE).  I believe the problem is in the parameter 
> passing.  What must be done to make the parameters acceptable by the library
> functions?  I've searched and searched throughout VMS's maze of tree-structured
> help screens, but haven't found anything relevant...
> 
> -dalegass@dalcsug

Instead of searching through the on-line help, hows about searching through
the manuals? :-)

Seriously, I believe there are a number of excellent examples of calling
library routines and system services in the VAX C manual.
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