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NBS_GET_SIZE - Get the maximum and actual sizes of a primitive item associated with the specified identifier
Description:
Check that the ID is not NIL and that it pertains to a primitive item.
Return the maximum and actual sizes of the item
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s noticeboard data.
Invocation:
(Int) = NBS_GET_SIZE (ID,MAXBYTES,ACTBYTES,STATUS)
Arguments:
ID = INTEGER (Given)
Identifier of the item for whose size is to be got.
MAXBYTES = INTEGER (Returned)
Maximum size in bytes.
ACTBYTES = INTEGER (Returned)
Actual size in bytes.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and returned)
The global status. Possible return values are,
NBS__NILID NIL ID
NBS__NOPRIMITIVE Item is not primitive
Prior Requirements
NBS_FIND_NOTICEBOARD must have been called.
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NBS The Noticeboard System
Starlink User Note 77
D.J. Allan
11 September 1995
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