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SDGetEntType
Retrieves information about an entity type.
Syntax
SDGetEntType (Dcb,EntityType,OwnerScope,Status)
Parameters
Dcb Required input; type = DcbType
This parameter passes information about the
dictionary to this intrinsic. It is
initialized by the SDOpen intrinsic.
EntityType Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the entity type whose
information is to be returned.
OwnerScope Output; type = NameType
If the current scope either has Secure
capability or owns the entity type, this
parameter returns the name of the scope that
owns the entity type. Otherwise, this
parameter will return only ASCII blanks.
Status Output; type = StatusType
This parameter contains information indicating
the success or failure of the intrinsic call.
This information is detailed in Table Table
3-1, located in Chapter 3 of this manual.
If this intrinsic is successful, the Status
parameter contains the following information,
in addition to the description contained in
Table Table 3-1.
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| Bytes | Contain |
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| 17 - 20 | Internal entity type number |
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Discussion
The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:
1. Open mode--The dictionary can be opened in any mode.
2. Security--This intrinsic will succeed with any current scope.