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SDGetEntVersionList
Retrieves all versions that contain the specified entity.
Syntax
SDGetEntVersionList (Dcb,EntityType,Entity,RetrievalID,Version,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 of the
entity whose versions are to be retrieved.
Entity Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the entity whose
versions are to be retrieved.
RetrievalID Required input; Output; type = RetrievalIDType
This parameter is used internally to pass
information between multiple calls of this
intrinsic, to retrieve all of the versions that
contain the specified entity.
To find the first version, initialize the first
four bytes of this parameter to a binary zero.
To find additional versions, call this
intrinsic once for each version to be returned.
Version Output; type = NameType
This parameter returns the name of a version of
the specified entity for each successful call
of this intrinsic.
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 version number |
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Discussion
The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:
1. Open mode--The dictionary must be opened in Shared Read mode,
Shared Read-Only mode, Shared Update mode, or Exclusive Update
mode.
2. Security--The current scope must be either the Dictionary
Administrator scope or a scope with Read access to the specified
entity.