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NAME
cqgvalc -- get a catalog results field as a string value
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SYNOPSIS
nchars = cq_gvalc (res, recno, fname, str, maxch)

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pointer	res		# the results descriptor
int	recno		# the record number
char	fname		# the field name
char	str		# the returned string value
int	maxch		# the maximum size of the returned string 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 str
Array containing returned string value.
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.ls maxch
The maximum size in characters of the returned string value.
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DESCRIPTION
Cq_gvalc returns the requested field value as a string. Cq_gvalc is an
integer function which returns the number of decoded characters as its
function value. Zero is returned if the field could not be decoded.

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SEE ALSO
cqgval[silrd]
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