OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Core Components

OSF DCE Application Development Guide—Core Components
A program can have more than one backing store open at the same time.
5.2 Using a Backing Store
Although the backing store library is a generalized service, you are encouraged to use it
in a particular, standardized way. You should use the header and the recommended IDL
interface format that are described in the following sections. Standardized use will ease
the transition to later developments in DCE.
5.3 Header for Data
An optional standard header is available for data objects or items in the backing store. If
it is employed, then the backing store library automatically maintains the created,
modified, and modified_count fields, as shown in the following IDL description, taken
from the dce/database.idl file:
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