cwbSV_GetErrSubstText

Purpose

Returns the message substitution data for the top-level (the most recent) message identified by the error handle provided. This message attribute only pertains to messages returned from the iSeries™ server. The substitution data are inserted into the substitution variable fields defined for the message.

Syntax

 
unsigned int CWB_ENTRY cwbSV_GetErrSubstText(
                             cwbSV_ErrHandle  errorHandle,
                             char            *substitutionData,
                             unsigned long    substitutionDataLength,
                             unsigned long   *returnLength);

Parameters

cwbSV_ErrHandle errorHandle - input

Handle that was returned by a previous call to the cwbSV_CreateErrHandle() API.

char * substitutionData - input/output

Pointer to a buffer that will receive the substitution data for the message identified by the handle. NOTE: The data returned is binary, hence it is NOT returned as an ASCIIZ string. Any character strings contained in the substitution data are returned as EBCDIC values.

unsigned long substitutionDataLength - input

Length of the receive buffer passed in. If the buffer is too small, the value will be truncated and CWB_BUFFER_OVERFLOW and returnLength will be set.

unsigned long * returnLength - input/output

Optional, may be NULL. A return address to store the number of bytes needed to hold the output data if the receive buffer is too small. It will also be set to the actual number of bytes of output data returned upon successful completion.

Return Codes

The following list shows common return values.

CWB_OK

Successful completion.

CWB_BUFFER_OVERFLOW

Output buffer too small, data truncated.

CWB_INVALID_POINTER

NULL passed on output parameter.

CWB_INVALID_HANDLE

Invalid handle.

CWBSV_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES

No messages are in the error handle.

CWBSV_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_SET

Attribute not set in current message.

Usage

iSeries server messages may be added to the error handle when using the cwbRC_CallPgm() and cwbRC_RunCmd() API's. In these cases, you can use this API to retrieve the substitution data for the iSeries server messages contained in the error handle. If there is no substitution data for the message, return code CWBSV_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_SET will be returned. Use the returnLength parameter to determine the actual number of bytes returned in the substitution data when the return code is CWB_OK. The substitution data returned on this API could be used on a subsequent host retrieve message API call (QSYS/QMHRTVM) to retrieve the format of the substitution data or to return secondary help text with the substitution data added in. Host API's are called using the cwbRC_CallPgm() API.