ds_flags()

Set the flags for a data server variable

Synopsis:

#include <ds.h>

int ds_flags( ds_t dsdes, 
              const char* variable_name,
              char flags );

Library:

libds

Description:

The ds_flags() function changes the state of the flags belonging to the variable called variable_name on the data server identified by dsdes. The following flag constant is defined:

DS_PERM

Don't delete the variable when the application that created it terminates. The variable is removed when the data server process terminates, or if the flag is turned off after the application that created the variable terminates.

Returns:

0 for success, or -1 if an error occurs (errno is set).

Errors:

EBADF

Invalid file descriptor dsdes.

ESRCH

The variable doesn't exist in the data server.

Classification:

QNX 6

See also:

ds_clear(), ds_create(), ds_deregister(), ds_set()