NAME

ssize_block - obtain the number of blocks in a seplib file


SYNOPSIS

int ssize_block(tag,block)


INPUT PARAMETERS

tag - char*
      tag for dataset
block - char*
      tag for dataset


DESCRIPTION

The tag argument is either the string ``in'' or any tag appropriate for use with auxin(). This means either an explicit filename or a command line redirect parameter tag=filename.


COMMENTS

The return value is the size in bytes of the seplib data file or -1 on error.


SEE ALSO

seplib, the sreed manpage, the srite manpage, the ssize manpage


RETURN VALUES

 -1 = is returned if there is an error.
 x  = number of blocks


BUGS


KEYWORDS

size


LIBRARY

sep