tt_spec_file(library call)                       tt_spec_file(library call)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      tt_spec_file - retrieve the name of the file that contains the object
      described by the spec

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
      char *tt_spec_file(
      const char *objid);

 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      The tt_spec_file function retrieves the name of the file that contains
      the object described by the spec.

      The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
      operation.

 RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]
      Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_file function returns the
      absolute pathname of the file.  The application can use
      tt_ptr_error(3) to extract one of the following Tt_status values from
      the returned pointer:

      TT_OK     The operation completed successfully.

      TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
                The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database
                needed for this operation.

      TT_ERR_DBEXIST
                The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk
                database in the expected place.

      TT_ERR_NOMP
                The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
                service cannot restart it.

      TT_ERR_OBJID
                The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference
                an existing object spec.

 APPLICATION USAGE    [Toc]    [Back]
      The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the
      address returned by the ToolTalk API.

 SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
      Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).


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