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VSfindex/vsffidx

intn VSfindex(int32 vdata_id, char *fieldname, int32 *findex)
vdata_id

IN:

Vdata identifier returned from VSattach

fieldname

IN:

Name of the field

findex

OUT:

Returned index of the specified field

Purpose

Retrieves the index of the specified field in the specified vdata.

Return value

Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.

Description

This routine searches for field names only. It doesn't search the vdata name - use VSinquire or VSgetname to do this.

FORTRAN

integer function vsffidx(vdata_id, fieldname, findex)

integer vdata_id, findex

character* (*) fieldname



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