tt_spec_file - retrieve the name of the file that contains the object described by the spec
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> char *tt_spec_file(const char *objid);
tt_spec_file(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_spec_file(3)
NAME
tt_spec_file - retrieve the name of the file that contains the object
described by the spec
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char *tt_spec_file(const char *objid);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_spec_file() function retrieves the name of the file that con-
tains the object described by the spec.
The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
operation.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_file() function returns the
absolute pathname of the file. The application can use tt_ptr_error(3)
to extract one of the following Tt_status values from the returned
pointer:
TT_OK The operation completed successfully.
TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database
needed for this operation.
TT_ERR_DBEXIST
The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk
database in the expected place.
TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
service cannot restart it.
TT_ERR_OBJID
The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference
an existing object spec.
APPLICATION USAGE
The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the
address returned by the ToolTalk API.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | library/tooltalk |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Committed |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
tt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_spec_file(3)