Dblocki()

PURPOSE

lock an index file

SYNOPSIS

#include "dbl.h"
 
	int	dblocki(ndx)
 
	<input parameter>
	char	*ndx;		/* File descriptor of a .NDX file to be locked */
 
	<output parameter>
	none

RETURN VALUE

The dblocki() function returns 0 for success, or < 0 if an error occurs. See the section on return code values for a detailed list of return codes.

DESCRIPTION

The dblocki() function locks the index file from the given file descriptor "char *ndx".

EXAMPLE

The following example locks the .NDX file whose file descriptor is in "char *ndx".

#include "dbl.h"
	char	*ndx;	/* Index file descriptor */
	int	rc;		/* Return value */
 
	rc = dblocki(ndx);
	if (rc == SUCCESS) printf("index is locked \n");
	else {
		printf("index could not be locked \n");
		return (ERROR);
	}

SEE ALSO

dbfilemode(), dblockf(), dblockr(), dbtlockf(), dbtlockr(), dbunlockf(), dbunlocki(), dbunlockr()