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NAME
cqquery -- query a catalog and return the results
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SYNOPSIS

res = cq_query (cq)

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pointer	cq		# the configuration file descriptor
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ARGUMENTS
.ls cq     
The configuration file descriptor.
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DESCRIPTION
Cq_query is a pointer function which returns the catalog results descriptor
as its function value. NULL is returned if an error occurs in the catalog
query.
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NOTES
Cq_setcat or cq_setcatn must be called before any catalog query can be made.

Cq_nqpars and either cq_gqpar or cq_gqparn must be called to determine the
number of query parameters and get each query parameter description.

Cq_sqpar or cq_sqparn must be called to replace the default query parameter
values with the calling program values.
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SEE ALSO
cqfquery, cqrclose
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