HP StorageWorks P9000 Data Exchange User Guide (T1620-96016, September 2010)

Figure 80 Example of Acquiring MF Dataset Attributes Using FAL
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Multi-Thread Function
Specifications: FAL provides the following functions (C programming language):
• Information storage area: dataset_AllocGlobal
• Open a dataset specified by volume name and dataset name: dataset_Open
• Read a record specified by dataset: dataset_Get/dataset_Get2
• Write a record specified by dataset: dataset_Put/dataset_Put2
• Close a specified dataset: dataset_Close
• Free storage area: dataset_FreeGlobal
• Return a file pointer to top: dataset_Rewind
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