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DBCSAlloc

Syntax

UINT DBCSAlloc(HANDLE * hDBCS)

Description

Allocates the environment needed to do character conversion. This is the first call made to the conversion DLL, which must return a handle to the environment. CA IDMS Server uses this handle for all subsequent calls.

Arguments

hDBCS

Buffer for environment handle.

Returns

• DBCS_SUCCESS—Function completed successfully
• DBCS_NO_MEMORY—Unable to allocate memory
• DBCS_INVALID_HANDLE—hDBCS is Null