Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

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FORMATCONVERT[X] Procedure

Summary

Syntax for C Programmers

Syntax for TAL Programmers

Parameters

Related Programming Manual

Summary

The FORMATCONVERT and FORMATCONVERTX procedures convert a format (a

data record layout described by means of edit descriptors) from external form to the

internal form that is required for presentation to the FORMATDATA[X] procedures. The

FORMATCONVERT and FORMATCONVERTX procedures are identical, except that

FORMATCONVERT requires that all of its reference parameters be 16-bit addresses,

while FORMATCONVERTX accepts extended (32-bit) addresses for all of its reference

parameters. Refer to Appendix F, Formatter Edit Descriptors

for information about edit

descriptors.

Syntax for C Programmers

#include <cextdecs(FORMATCONVERT)>

short FORMATCONVERT ( char _near *iformat

,short iformatlen

,char _near *eformat

,short eformatlen

,short _near *scales

,short _near *scale-count

,short conversion );

#include <cextdecs(FORMATCONVERTX)>

short FORMATCONVERTX ( char *iformat

,short iformatlen

,const char *eformat

,short eformatlen

,short *scales

,short *scale-count

,short conversion );