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Demographics Library Reference for Windows and UNIX

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Demographics Library
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Demographics Library Reference for Windows and UNIX
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Opens data file.

Syntax

DlFileId DlFileOpen (DlId hLib, const char *DLD)

Arguments

hLib

Handle for current instance of Demographics Library, as returned by DlInit. Input

*DLD

String containing the full name and path of the file to open. This string must be 256 characters or less. Strings longer than 256 characters will be truncated. Input

Return Value

Returns handle to the data file if successful, NULL if unable to open file.

Notes

DlFileOpen opens a .DLD file for use and initializes memory for reading the data. A single instance of the Demographics Library can open multiple data files by repeating the DlFileOpen function.

See Also

DlFileClose