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Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions, Volume 1


odm_initialize Subroutine

Purpose

Prepares ODM for use by an application.

Library

Object Data Manager Library (libodm.a)

Syntax

#include <odmi.h>

int odm_initialize( )

Description

The odm_initialize subroutine starts ODM for use with an application program.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. If the odm_initialize subroutine is unsuccessful, a value of -1 is returned and the odmerrno variable is set to an error code.

Error Codes

Failure of the odm_initialize subroutine sets the odmerrno variable to one of the following error codes:

See Appendix B, ODM Error Codes in AIX 5L Version 5.1 Technical Reference: Base Operating System and Extensions Volume 1 for explanations of the ODM error codes.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The odm_terminate (odm_terminate Subroutine) subroutine.

List of ODM Commands and Subroutines.

Object Data Manager (ODM) Overview for Programmers in AIX 5L Version 5.1 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.


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