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CAT_IINQ - Inquire all the attributes of an index

Description:
Inquire all the attributes of an index.
Invocation:
CALL CAT_IINQ (II; CI, FI, ORDER, NUMSEL, COMM, DATE, STATUS)
Arguments:
II = INTEGER (Given)
Index identifier.
CI = INTEGER (Returned)
Catalogue identifier for the parent catalogue of the index.
FI = INTEGER (Returned)
Column identifier for the column from which the index was created.
ORDER = INTEGER (Returned)
Order of the index, coded as follows: CAT__ASCND - ascending, CAT__DSCND - descending.
NUMSEL = INTEGER (Returned)
Number of rows in the index.
COMM = CHARACTER$*$($*$) (Returned)
Comments for the index.
DATE = DOUBLE PRECISION (Returned)
Date the index was created.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.
Copyright
Copyright (C) 1999 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
Bugs:
None known


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Starlink User Note 181
A.C. Davenhall
4th April 2001
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright © 2001 Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils