Parnl()

PURPOSE

Convert a Recital numeric to a long

SYNONYM

api_par_nl()

SYNOPSIS

#include "dbapi.h"
 
long	_parnl(order [,index]))
 
<input parameters>
int	order;		/* Placement in actual parameter list	*/
int	index;		/* Array element index			*/
 
<output parameters>
none

DESCRIPTION

The _parnl() function returns a numeric parameter passed from Recital as a long. The order specifies the actual placement in the parameter list. If the parameter passed is an array, then the optional index value is used to specify the required element number.

EXAMPLE

The following example converts a Recital numeric value passed as the first parameter to a long.

Example Recital program:

m_long=1252
m_long=conlong(m_long)
return

Example 'C' function:

#include "dbapi.h"
 
dbapi_conlong()
{
    long	value;
 
    if ( _parinfo(1) == API_NTYPE ) {
       value = _parnl(1);
    }else {
       value = 0;
    }
 
    _retnl( value );
}

SEE ALSO

_parinfa(), _parinfo(), _parnd(), _parni(), retnd(), _retni(), _retnl(), ISNUM()