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NAME
cqfinfo -- get the requested description by name
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SYNOPSIS

fieldno = cq_finfo (res, name, fname, max_fname, foffset, fsize, ftype, funits,
		    max_funits, format, max_format)

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pointer	res		# the results descriptor
char	name		# the input field name
char	fname		# the returned field name
int	max_fname	# the maximum size of the field name
int	foffset		# the returned field offset 
int	fsize		# the returned field size
int	ftype		# the returned field type
char	funits		# the returned field units
int	max_funits	# the maximum size of the field units
char	format		# the returned field format
int	max_format	# the maximum size of the field format
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ARGUMENTS
.ls res    
The results descriptor.
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.ls name
The name of the requested field.
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.ls fname
The returned field name.
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.ls max_fname
The maximum size of the returned field name.
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.ls foffset
The returned field offset. Foffset is the field or column number if the
results are in simple text format, or the one-indexed field offset in chars
if the results are in blocked text format.
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.ls fsize
The returned field size. Fsize is zero if the results are in simple text format,
the field width in characters if the results are in blocked file format.
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.ls ftype
The returned field data type. The options are TY_DOUBLE, TY_REAL, TY_LONG,
TY_INT, TY_SHORT, and TY_CHAR.
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.ls funits
The returned field units.
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.ls max_funits
The maximum size of the returned field units.
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.ls format
The returned field format.
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.ls max_format
The maximum size of the returned field format.
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DESCRIPTION
Cq_finfo returns the name, offset, size, data type, units, and format of
the requested field. Cq_finfo is an integer function which returns
the field number of the requested field as its function value.

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NOTES

Related routines of interest are:

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fieldno = cq_fnumber (res, fname)
foffset = cq_foffset (res, fname)
  fsize = cq_fsize (res, fname)
  ftype = cq_ftype (res, fname)
     call cq_funits (res, fname, units, max_units)
     call cq_ffmts (res, fname, format, max_format)
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SEE ALSO
cqfinfon
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