Group Inputchar, Grouplen INPUTBINARY4

Locate a named group in a Group List (QzhbFindGroupInList)

API

Required Parameter Group:
1	grplist	Input	Binary(4)
2	group	Input	Binary(4)
3	group_len	Input	Binary(4)
4	grp	Output	Binary(4)
5	errcode	I/O	Char(*)

Threadsafe: Yes

Use the QzhbFindGroupInList API to search an in-memory group list for a named group.

Authorities and locks

None.

Required parameter group

grplist INPUT:BINARY(4)

The group list handle returned from a call to the QzhbCreateGroupList or QzhbOpenGroupList API.

group INPUT:CHAR(*)

The group name for which the system will search the list . The group name is case-sensitive. Leading and trailing blanks are included with the name.

group_len INPUT:BINARY(4)

The length of the group name string. The length must be greater than or equal to 1.

grp

OUTPUT:BINARY(4)

The group name handle returned if the named group was found in the list.

errcode I/O:CHAR(*)

The structure in which to return error information.

Error messages

CPF3CF1 E

Error code parameter not valid.

CPF3C1D E

Input variable length in parameter &1 not valid.

HTPA001 E

Input parameter &1 not valid.

HTPA203 E

Input group list handle in parameter &1 not valid.

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AS/400E specifications

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IBM AS/400E manual Locate a named group in a Group List QzhbFindGroupInList, Group Inputchar

Models: AS/400E