tt_spec_file(3)

NAME

tt_spec_file − retrieve the name of the file that contains the object described by the spec

SYNOPSIS

#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
char ∗tt_spec_file(const char ∗objid);

DESCRIPTION

The tt_spec_file() function retrieves the name of the file that contains the object described by the spec.

The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this operation.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_file() function returns the absolute pathname of the file. The application can use tt_ptr_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status values from the returned pointer:

TT_OK
The operation completed successfully.

TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database needed for this operation.

TT_ERR_DBEXIST
The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk database in the expected place.

TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it.

TT_ERR_OBJID
The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference an existing object spec.

APPLICATION USAGE

The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the address returned by the ToolTalk API.

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