Dataport Library Overview : Working with the Dataport

Working with the Dataport

To use the Dataport library, you extract information from the specification database by including calls to various Dataport functions in your program. An explanation of function calls, parameters, and returned values is provided in the following sections.

In addition to Dataport function calls, programs designed to extract database information must also include a file of definitions, for example a definition of data-types.

After you finish writing and compiling your program, you must link it with the Dataport Library image. These procedures are explained in Using Dataport Functions.