Re: fh arguments to FILE RWs

Parkson Wong (parkson@nas.nasa.gov)
Fri, 20 Jun 1997 09:03:45 -0700 (PDT)

>
> Why is the type of the fh to some of the FILE RW routines designated as
> INOUT? I always thought the fh argument was strictly an IN.
>
> Linda Stanberry
> lstanberry@llnl.gov
>
>

The file pointer and file size changes. If the content of the object
identified by the handle changes, the handle is designated as INOUT.
At least that is what I believe is the rule.

-- parkson

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