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Retrieve Library Description (QLIRLIBD) API
Retrieve Library Description (QLIRLIBD) API
Required Parameter Group:
1 Receiver variable Output Char(*)
2 Length of receiver variable Input Binary(4)
3 Library name Input Char(10)
4 Attributes to retrieve Input Char(*)
5 Error code I/O Char(*)
Threadsafe: Yes
The Retrieve Library Description (QLIRLIBD) API lets you retrieve attributes for a specific library.
Authorities and Locks
Library Authority
*READ
Library Lock
*SHRRD
Required Parameter Group
Receiver variable
OUTPUT; CHAR(*)
The variable that is to receive the information requested. If this area is smaller than the actual length
of the data returned, the API returns only the data that the area can hold. Refer to Format of Data
Returned for details about the format.
Length of receiver variable
INPUT; BINARY(4)
The length of the receiver variable. The minimum length is 8 bytes. If the length is larger than the
size of the receiver variable, results may be unpredictable.
Library name
INPUT; CHAR(10)
The name of the library for which information is being retrieved.
Attributes to retrieve
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