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Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <!-- DSMMST1 SCRIPT A converted by B2H R4.1 (346) (CMS) by V2KEA304 --> <!-- at RCHVMW2 on 29 Jan 1999 at 16:05:09 --> <!-- Change History: --> <!-- YYMMDD USERID Change description --> <!--File Edited October 2001 --> <!--End Header Records --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../rzahg/ic.css"> </head> <body> <a name="top_Of_Page"></a> <!-- Java sync-link --> <script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <h2>Retrieve Number of Bytes Read from Screen (QsnRtvReadLen) API</h2> <div class="box" style="width: 60%;"> <br> Required Parameter Group:<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="10%">1</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Input buffer handle</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Input</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Binary(4)</td> </tr> </table> <br> Omissible Parameter Group<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="10%">2</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Read data length</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Output</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Binary(4)</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top">3</td> <td align="left" valign="top">Error code</td> <td align="left" valign="top">I/O</td> <td align="left" valign="top">Char(*)</td> </tr> </table> <br> Returned Value:<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" width="10%"></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Read data length</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Output</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Binary(4)</td> </tr> </table> <br> Default Public Authority: *USE<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> Service Program: QSNAPI<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> Threadsafe: No<br> <!-- iddvc RMBR --> <br> </div> <p>The Retrieve Number of Bytes Read from Screen (QsnRtvReadLen) API returns the number of bytes of data read from the screen into an input buffer after an input operation.</p> <br> <h3>Authorities and Locks</h3> <p>None</p> <br> <h3>Required Parameter</h3> <dl> <dt><strong>Input buffer handle</strong></dt> <dd>INPUT; BINARY(4) <p>A handle for the input buffer that contains the results of the input operation.</p> </dd> </dl> <br> <h3>Omissible Parameter Group</h3> <dl> <dt><strong>Read data length</strong></dt> <dd>OUTPUT; BINARY(4) <p>The variable that contains the read data length when the QsnRtvReadLen API has completed. This number may be larger than the number of bytes actually contained in the buffer if the input buffer was not large enough to hold all the data. Use the Retrieve Length of Data in Input Buffer (QsnRtvDtaLen) API to determine the amount of data contained in the buffer or to determine if truncation occurred.</p> </dd> <dt><strong>Error code</strong></dt> <dd>I/O; CHAR(*) <p>The structure in which to return error information. For the format of the structure, see <a href="../apiref/error.htm#hdrerrcod">Error Code Parameter</a>. If this parameter is omitted, diagnostic and escape messages are issued to the application.</p> </dd> </dl> <br> <h3>Returned Value</h3> <dl> <dt><strong>Read data length</strong></dt> <dd>OUTPUT; BINARY(4) <p>This API returns the value for the read data length parameter, or -1 otherwise.</p> </dd> </dl> <br> <h3>Error Messages</h3> <table width="100%" cellpadding="3"> <!-- cols="15 85" --> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top">Message ID</th> <th align="left" valign="top">Error Message Text</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPF24B4 E</td> <td valign="top">Severe error while addressing parameter list.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPF3CF1 E</td> <td valign="top">Error code parameter not valid.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPF3CF2 E</td> <td valign="top">Error(s) occurred during running of &1 API.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPFA319 E</td> <td valign="top">No data in input buffer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPFA31E E</td> <td valign="top">Required parameter &1 omitted.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPFA320 E</td> <td valign="top">Pointer parameter is null.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPFA331 E</td> <td valign="top">Buffer handle incorrect.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">CPFA334 E</td> <td valign="top">Low level environment handle incorrect.</td> </tr> </table> <br> <hr> API introduced: V2R3 <hr> <center> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tr align="center"> <td valign="middle" align="center"><a href="#Top_Of_Page">Top</a> | <a href= "dsm.htm">Dynamic Screen Manager APIs</a> | <a href="aplist.htm">APIs by category</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>