Retrieves the data in the GSA attribute file based on the name of the attribute.
Syntax
intl pipObjectGetAttributeInfoByName ( pipObjectFile obj_h, pstr * fieldName, pipAttributeInfoStruct* info)
Arguments
obj_h The file handle of the opened object file. Input.
*fieldName The field name in the attribute (GSA) file. Input.
*info The pipAttributeInfoStruct containing the information about the attribute. Output.
Return Value
PIP_OK PIP_ERROR PIP_NOT_FOUND
Prerequisites
pipObjectFileOpen
Alternates
None.
Notes
The pipObjectGetAttributeInfoByName function uses pipAttributeInfoStruct
as a data structure to hold information about the specified attribute.
Example
The pipAttributeInfoStruct holds the following file information:
| Field | Description |
| char name[12] | Field name. |
| char value[256] | Field value. |
| intl length | Field length. |
| intl type | Field type: CHARACTER=67, NUMERIC=78. |
| intl decimals | If numeric, are there any decimals? |