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NAME
cqgvald -- get a catalog results field as a double precision value
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SYNOPSIS

nchars = cq_gvald (res, recno, fname, dval)

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pointer	res		# the results descriptor
int	recno		# the record number
char	fname		# the field name
double	dval		# the returned field value
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ARGUMENTS
.ls res     
The results descriptor.
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.ls recno
The record number.
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.ls fname
The field name.
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.ls dval
The returned double precision value.
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DESCRIPTION
Cq_gvald returns the requested field as a double precision value.
Cq_gvald is an integer function which returns the number of characters
that were successfully decoded as its function value. Zero is returned
if the requested field could not be decoded.

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SEE ALSO
cqgval[csilr]
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