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SDCreateEntVarAttr
Assigns text to a variable length attribute of an entity.
Syntax
SDCreateEntVarAttr (Dcb,EntityType,Entity,Attribute,Value,
ValueLength,Status)
Parameters
Dcb Required input; type = DcbType
This parameter passes information about the
dictionary to this intrinsic. It is initialized by
the SDOpen intrinsic.
EntityType Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the entity type of the
entity.
Entity Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the entity to which the
attribute value will be assigned.
Attribute Required input; type = NameOrNumberType
This parameter specifies the variable length
attribute to which the text will be associated.
Value Required input; type = ValueTextType
This parameter is the attribute text to assign to the
attribute.
ValueLength Required input; type = 4 byte Integer
This parameter specifies the number of bytes of text
in the parameter Value.
Status Output; type = StatusType
This parameter contains information indicating the
success or failure of the intrinsic call. This
information is detailed in Table 3-1.
Discussion
The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:
1. Open mode--The dictionary must be opened in either Shared Update
mode or Exclusive Update mode.
2. Security--The current scope must be either the Dictionary
Administrator scope or a scope with Create capability and Modify
access to the entity.
3. The current version must be in TEST status.
4. The specified entity must not be linked with a common entity.