Open System Services System Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

System Functions (n - p) PUT_WRITEUPDATEX(2)
NAME
PUT_WRITEUPDATEX - Transfers data from an array in the application program to a Guar-
dian file
LIBRARY
32-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/zputdll
64-bit H-series and J-series OSS processes: /G/system/zdllnnn/yputdll
SYNOPSIS
[#include <cextdecs.h>]
#include <pthread.h>
short PUT_WRITEUPDATEX(
short filenum,
char *buff er,
#ifdef __LP64
int write_count,
int *count_written,
#else
unsigned short write_count,
unsigned short *count_written,
#endif
long tag);
PARAMETERS
Input
filenum Specifies the file number of a Guardian file open instance that identifies the file
to be written.
buffer Specifies an array in the application process in which the information to be writ-
ten to the file is stored before the call.
write_count Specifies the number of bytes to be written.
tag (Optional) For nowait I/O only. The tag value you define uniquely identifies the
operation associated with this call.
This parameter is supported only for program compatibility; if you provide it, it
is ignored.
Output
count_written (Optional) Returns a count of the number of bytes written to the file from buffer.
DESCRIPTION
The PUT_WRITEUPDATEX() function is a thread-aware version of the Guardian WRITEUP-
DATEX procedure.
The PUT_WRITEUPDATEX() function performs random processing of records in a Guardian
disk file. PUT_WRITEUPDATEX() has two purposes:
• To alter the contents of the record at the current position
• To delete the record at the current position in a key-sequenced or relative file
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