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3.17 cobfa_rewrec()

Rewrite the record indicated by a relative record number (random rewrite).

long  cobfa_rewrec  (
  long  fd,                /* file descriptor */
  const char *recarea,     /* record area */
  long  reclen,            /* rewritten record length */
  unsigned long  recnum    /* relative record number */
);

Description

In the file indicated by the file descriptor <fd>, the record indicated by a relative record number <recnum> is rewritten by the contents of the record area <recarea>.

The rewritten record length <reclen> specified is valid only if the file is in the variable-length format.

Execution Conditions

File Organization

Sequential file

-

Record sequential file

-

Relative file

Executable

Indexed file

-

Open Mode

INPUT mode

-

OUTPUT mode

-

I-O mode

Executable

EXTEND mode

-

Access Mode

Sequential

-

Random

Executable

Dynamic

Executable

Return Values

0: Successful

Function executed successfully

-1: Failed

Function failed. To get extended error information, call the cobfa_errno or cobfa_stat functions

Generated Status

Return value of cobfa_errno ()

Return value of cobfa_stat ()

Successful

FA_ENOERR

0

Function executed successfully

Failure (not all) (*)

FA_EBADLENG

44

The specified value of the rewritten record length is out of the permissible range

* : See "3.4 cobfa_delrec()" for additional values.