# Enterprise Communication Interface (ECI)

## Utility function: eci_def_par

### Description
Creates a new transfer parameter.
### Syntax
int eci_def_par (eci_param *eci_par, char *datastring, eci_param_len size)
### Input parameter
eci_par
Admin. structure if ECI parameter string
datastring
ECI parameter string
size
Size of parameter string Maximum size of ECI parameter string: EDBIPC_MAX_DATA_LENGTH (Constant defined in '$edb_root/inc/edbipc.h1')
### Return value
ECIOK | Admin. structure created successfully
ECIINPUTFALSE | No data was transferred