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mcDBcreateSet — Create dataset on database
#include <memcom.h>
int mcDBcreateSet(int handle, const char* name, const char* type,
int ndim, mcOff* dim);mcDBresSet creates a dataset on database
identified by handle. The contents of the set
remain undefined until the set is written to the database.
The function returns the status code. If completed successfully, the function returns 0. Otherwise, a negative value indicating the MemCom error number is returned.
Warning: It is recommended to initialize sets with mcDBinitSet, since reading sets
which have not been initialized can lead to problems, especially
with K sets, where the NULL
terminator is not defined! K sets must be
initialized with the 0 character.
handleDatabase handle. The dataset will be created on the
database identified by handle
(input).
nameName of the dataset to be created on the database (input).
typeType of the dataset to be created on the database (input).
Number of array dimensions of the dataset to be created on the database (input).
dimArray of dimensions ndim containing
the size of each of the ndim dimensions
of the dataset to be created on the database (input).