tt_spec_type_set - assign an object type value to an object spec
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> Tt_status tt_spec_type_set(const char *objid, const char *otid);
tt_spec_type_set(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_spec_type_set(3)
NAME
tt_spec_type_set - assign an object type value to an object spec
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
Tt_status tt_spec_type_set(const char *objid,
const char *otid);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_spec_type_set() function assigns an object type value to the
object spec.
The type must be set before the spec is written for the first time and
cannot be set thereafter.
The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
operation. The otid argument is the otype to be assigned to the spec.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_type_set() function returns the
status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values:
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.
TT_ERR_READONLY
The attribute the application is trying to change is not
owned or writable by the current user.
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_spec_create(3), tt_spec_write(3).
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_spec_type_set(3)