EssPartitionReadDefFile

Reads a partition definition file into memory.

Syntax

ESS_FUNC_M EssPartitionReadDefFile (hCtx, iFileHandle, pDdbCtx);

Parameter	Data Type	Description
hCtx	ESS_HCTX_T	API context handle.
iFileHandle	ESS_INT_T	Handle to partition definitions file.
pDdbCtx	ESS_PART_T	Distributed database context to be filled.

Notes

Use this function as part of a sequence of definition operations. Use EssPartitionOpenDefFile() to open existing definition files. Use EssPartitionNewDefFile() to create and open a new definition file. Use EssPartitionReadDefFile() or EssPartitionWriteDefFile() to read or write a definition file. Close with EssPartitionCloseDefFile(). Then free the memory with EssPartitionFreeDefCtx().

Return Value

Returns zero if successful; error code if unsuccessful.

Example