Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

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MBCS_TANDEM_TO_EXTERNAL_ Procedure

Summary

Syntax for C Programmers

Syntax for TAL Programmers

Parameters

Considerations

Summary

The MBCS_TANDEM_TO_EXTERNAL_ procedure translates a text string from HP

internal format to a specified external text format.

Syntax for C Programmers

Note: In the TNS/E environment the CEXTDECS file uses the int data type for 32-bit values.

This is a change from the TNS and TNS/R environments where CEXTDECS uses the long

data type for 32-bit values.

#include <cextdecs(MBCS_TANDEM_TO_EXTERNAL_)>

short MBCS_TANDEM_TO_EXTERNAL_ ( __int32_t *source-string

,__int32_t *destination-string

,short source-length

,short maximum-length

,short intermediate

,short external-form

,short finished-length

,[ char *shift-to-MBCS ]

,[ char *shift-to-one-byte ] );