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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/calgeterror.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 calGetError Context: caldb

Synopsis

Returns the severity of the last CALDB error.

Syntax

Int_Type calGetError()

Description

This function returns the severity of the last error to have occurred when using the CALDB module. It returns one of three values, which are described below. The error flag is cleared by calling this routine.

Return values of calGetError().

Value Meaning
0 No error.
1 Fatal error.
-1 A warning.

Example

  if ( 0 != calGetError() )
    vmessage( "The CALDB library reports an error or warning." );

Bugs

See the bugs page for the caldb library on the CIAO website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

Hardcopy (PDF): A4 | Letter
Last modified: December 2006



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