| ## dce_msg_cat_open(3dce) DCE message catalog open routine Synopsis #include <dce/dce_msg.h> dce_msg_cat_handle_t dce_msg_cat_open( unsigned32 message_ID, error_status_t *status); Parameters Input message_ID The ID of the message to be retrieved. Output status Returns the status code from this operation. The status code is a value that indicates whether the routine completed successfully and if not, why not. Description The dce_msg_cat_open( ) routine opens the message catalog that contains the specified message_ID. It returns a handle that can be used in subsequent calls to dce_msg_cat_get_msg( ). On error, it returns NULL and fills in status with an appropriate error code. Errors The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages. See dce_msg_get(3dce). Related Information Functions: dce_msg_cat_close(3dce) dce_msg_cat_get_msg(3dce) dce_msg_get_cat_msg(3dce) dce_msg_get(3dce) dce_msg_get_msg(3dce) ##