Vector manipulation

Enter or retrieve a vector

CALL CDVECT (CHPATH,IVECT,LVECT,LBANK,CHOPT,IRC*)

CHPATH

Character string describing the pathname

IVECT

Vector to be stored. In case of option G, IVECT is an output vector in which the data retrieved from the database is written.

LVECT

Length of vector IVECT

LBANK

Input address of the data bank (option G) or output address of the data bank (option P).

CHOPT

Character string with any of the following characters

'G'

Get the vector from the bank at LBANK

'P'

Put the vector into the bank whose address is returned in LBANK

'B'

Vector is bit string

'R'

Vector is real

'I'

Vector is integer

'D'

Vector is double precision

'H'

Vector is hollerith

IRC

Integer return code  

0

Normal completion

53

Path name does not exist in database

61

Too many keys

63

Database structure in memory clobbered

64

Error in MZCOPY while copying Data bank

Routine CDVECT can be used to store a vector in a bank suitable for insertion into the database or to retrieve data from an existing bank.