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SDDS_InitializeHeaderlessInput

• name:
  SDDS_InitializeHeaderlessInput
• description:
  Initializes a SDDS_TABLE structure for use in reading data from a SDDS file. This involves opening the file but not reading a header. It is assumed that the file contains no header, and that the caller will set up the SDDS_TABLE structure using calls to the SDDS_Define X routines. This is way of using SDDS is not recommended, as it defeats the purpose of having a self-describing file by imbedding the description in a program.
• synopsis: #include "SDDS.h"
  long SDDS_InitializeHeaderlessInput(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, char *filename);
• arguments:
  • SDDS_table : Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
  • filename : A NULL-terminated character string giving the name of the data file.
• return value:
  Returns 1 on success. On failure, returns 0 and records an error message.
• see also:
  • SDDS_DefineArray
  • SDDS_DefineAssociate
  • SDDS_DefineColumn
  • SDDS_DefineParameter
  • SDDS_ReadTable
  • SDDS_NumberOfErrors
  • SDDS_PrintErrors
  • SDDS_InitializeInput