DataBlade API Programmer's Manual

DataBlade API Programmer's Manual
Chapter 12: DataBlade API Function Descriptions

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mi_lo_from_string()

The mi_lo_from_string() function converts an LO handle in its text representation to its binary representation.

Syntax

#include "milo.h"

...
MI_LO_HANDLE *mi_lo_from_string(LOhdl_str)

		char *str; 


LOhdl_str
is the text representation of the LO handle to convert.







 



Valid in Client Application?

Valid in Server Routine?

Yes
Yes

Usage

The mi_lo_from_string() function allocates an LO handle with the current memory duration. Use mi_free() to free this LO handle when it is no longer needed.

Return Values

MI_LO_HANDLE `*`
An LO handle that is the binary representation of the text LO handle that LOhdl_str references.

NULL
The function was not successful.

Related Topics

See the description of the mi_lo_to_string() function.

In Chapter 3, "Handling Smart Large Objects," see "Binary and Text Representations of an LO Handle".

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