tmcvt Routine--Convert Data Type to Displayable Format

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The tmcvt routine converts data of a user-defined data type from an internal format to a displayable format. (This displayable format is used by a terminal monitor when user-defined data types are sent without conversion to a terminal monitor.) Place the address of this routine in the dtd_tmcvt_addr field of the IIADD_DT_DFN structure.

This routine is used by the DBMS Server to format various trace statements and error messages.

Inputs

The inputs for this function are:

scb

Pointer to a SCB.

from_dv

Pointer to a datavalue containing the data to be displayed

to_dv

Pointer to a datavalue that provides the output space. The datavalue's db_data field points to an area of db_length bytes.

Outputs

The outputs for this function are:

to_dv->db_data

Filled with the output

*output_length

Filled with the number of characters placed in to_dv->db_data

Returns

II_STATUS

Last modified date: 11/28/2023