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   D_RECSTAT

SUMMARY
   d_recstat(dba,rts[,dbn])
   DB_ADDR dba;
   ULONG rts;
   int dbn;

ARGUMENTS
   dba         The database address of the recird for which the timestamp
               status is to be checked.

   rts         Last access timestamp of record to be checked.

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

DESCRIPTION
   This function tests the timestamp status of the record stored at database
   address dba agains the last access timestamp rts.If the record has not
   been changed by anither program since it was last accessed by this
   program ,status S_OKAY is returned.If the record has been deleted since
   it was last accessed, status S_DELETED is returned.Ifthe record was
   modified since last accessed,status S_UPDATED is returned.

CURRENCY CHANGES
   None

RETURN CODES
    0    S_OKAY        The current record has not been changed by
                       another user since it was last accessed.

    6    S_DELETED     Record has been deleted.

    7    S_UPDATED     The current record has been modified since it
                       was last accessed.

    -24  S_NOTLOCKED   Record type is not locked.

    -41  S_TIMESTAMP   The current record type is not locked.

EXAMPLE
    struct info irec;
    DB_ADDR idba;
    ULONG   its  ;
    ..
    d_reclock(INFO,"r");
    d_keyfind(ID_CODE,"db012");
    d_recread(&irec);
    d_crget(&idba);
    d_gtscr(&its);
    d_recfree(INFO);
    ... /* do some other processing*/
    d_trbegin("infoupd");
    d_reclock(INFO,"w");
    if(d_recstat(idba,its) == S_UPDATED){
      /* re-read record */
     d_keyfind(d_CODE,"db012");
     d_recread(&irec);
    }
    else if (db_status == S_DELETED){
     ... /* report deletion */
    }
    else if(db_status == S_OKAY){
      ... /* complete update */
    }
    d_trend();