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.TH "INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE" 3P "29 February 1991"
.SH NAME
INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE \- inquire state value of archive file
.IX "Archive Files" "INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE"
.IX "Operating States" "INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE"
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SS C Syntax
.ft B
.ta 1.25i 3i
.nf
void
pinq_ar_st ( archive_state )
Par_st	*archive_state;	\fI\s-2OUT\s+2 archive state\fP
.fi
.ft R
.SS Required PHIGS Operating States
(*, *, *, *)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS Purpose
Use \s-2INQUIRE ARCHIVE STATE VALUE\s+2 to determine the current state of the archive file.
The state value may be either \fIarchive open\fP (\s-2AROP \s+2)
or \fIarchive closed\fP (\s-2ARCL\s+2).
.SS C Output Parameter
.IP \fIarchive_state \fP
A pointer to a Par_st enumerated variable in which the current state
of the archive file is returned.
Archive state values are defined in phigs.h as follows:
.sp
.ta .3i +\w'PST_AROP  'u
.nf
	\s-2PST_ARCL\s+2	(archive closed)
	\s-2PST_AROP\s+2	(archive open)
.fi
.SH ERRORS
.IP 
No Error
.SH SEE ALSO
.nf
.IP
.ta 0.5i
.SM "OPEN ARCHIVE FILE (3P)"
.SM "CLOSE ARCHIVE FILE (3P)"
.SM "INQUIRE ARCHIVE FILES (3P)"
.fi
