.help cqnqpars Mar00 "Catquery Package" .ih NAME cqnqpars -- Get the number of query parameters .ih SYNOPSIS nqpars = cq_nqpars (cq) .nf pointer cq # the configuration file descriptor .fi .ih ARGUMENTS .ls cq The configuration file descriptor. .le .ih DESCRIPTION Cq_nqpars returns the number of expected catalog / survey query parameters. Cq_nqpars is an integer function which returns the number of expected catalog / survey parameters as its function value. The number of query parameters may be zero if the query is non-programmable. Not all query parameters are programmable. .ih NOTES The routines cq_setcat or cq_setcatn must be called before the number of query parameters can be requested. .ih SEE ALSO cqgqpar, cqgqparn, cqsqpar, cqsqparn .endhelp