opai :: OpenWorkDictionary - Open work dictionary with database
The function returns the opened dictionary handle. In case of errors, the dictionary handle is invalid.
Return value: Dictionary handle ( DictionaryHandle & )
The dictionary handle usually refers to an opened dictionary. To check whether a dictionary is opened one may use the !- operator.
Implementation details
DictionaryHandle &
opai :: OpenWorkDictionary ( DatabaseHandle &db_handle )
When the utility control block work dictionary is not yet opened, the database passed in db_handle is opened as work dictionary.
- db_handle
- Reference to database handle
This is a reference to an opened database handle. The database handle can be an opened database handle DatabaseHandle as well as an opened dictionary handle ( DictionaryHandle ).