clnt_sperror Subroutine

Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

clnt_sperror Subroutine

Purpose

Indicates why a remote procedure call failed.

Library

C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/rpc.h>

char *clnt_sperror (cl,s)
CLIENT *cl;
char *s;

Description

The clnt_sperror subroutine returns a string to standard error output indicating why a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) call failed. This subroutine also returns the pointer to static data overwritten on each call.

Parameters

cl	Points to the structure of the client handle.
s	Points to a character string that represents the error text.

Return Values

This subroutine returns an error string to standard error output.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The clnt_perror subroutine.

List of RPC Programming References.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Overview for Programming in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.