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   D_KEYLSTAT

SUMMARY
   d_keylstatl(FIELD,type[,dbn])
   long FIELD;
   char *type;
   int dbn;

ARGUMENTS
   FIELD       The field type of the key field which is to be locked.

   type        A pointer to character variable to contain the current lock
               type status.

   dbn         (optional) The number of the database containing the record.

DESCRIPTION
   This function returns the calling process's current lock status for key
   field, FIELD in the character variable pointed to by type. The lock types
   which can be returned are as follows.

     TYPE     DESCRIPTION

      'r'      Read lock.
      'w'      Write lock.
      'x'      Exclusive lock.
      'k'      Keep lock.
      's'      Static record.
      'f'      Free .(the single user version will always return a 'f' status)

   This function is present in the single user version of db_VISTA, but
   performs no action.This allows multi-user applications to link with the
   single user version for operations on stand-alone computers.

CURRENCY CHANGES
   None.

RETURN CODES

  -5     S_INVFLD       Invalid field type.

  -17    S_NOTKEY       FIELD is not a key field.

EXAMPLE

      char lstat;
      .....
      d_keylstat(ID_CODE,&lstat);
      if (lstat=='f')
        d_keylock(ID_CODE,"r");