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mcf_st_col_attributes — Obtain the attributes of a column of a sparse-table dataset
subroutine mcf_st_col_attributes(dsid,column_index,name,type,num_elements,status) integer*4 dsid integer*8 column_index character*64 name character*4 type integer*8 num_elements integer*4 status
mcf_st_col_attributes obtains, for the
sparse-table dataset identified by dsid, the
column attributes as they were set when the column was created by
calling mcf_st_col_append.
dsid (input)Dataset identifier.
column_index (input)Index of the column whose attributes are inquired about. Column indices start at 1.
name (output)The name of the column will be copied to
name. The buffer must be at least 64
characters long.
type (output)The data element type of the column will be copied to
type. The buffer must be at least 4
characters long.
num_elements (output)The number of data elements for the column will be
copied to num_elements. A value of 0
indicates a variable-sized column, where for each cell
belonging to this column, the actual number of elements can
be obtained by calling mcf_st_cell_num_elements.
status (output)Status code returned (output). If completed successfully, 0 is returned. Otherwise, a negative value indicating the MemCom error number is returned.