SDDS_DefineSimpleColumns

• name:
  SDDS_DefineSimpleColumns
• description:
  Processes a definition of multiple data columns.
• synopsis: #include "SDDS.h"
  long SDDS_DefineColumns(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, long number, char **name, char **units, long type)
• arguments:
  • SDDS_table: Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
  • number: The number of columns to be defined.
  • name: An array of NULL-terminated character strings giving the names of the columns. Must be supplied.
  • units: An array of NULL-terminated character strings giving the units of the columns. If none is desired, pass NULL.
  • type: An integer value specifying the data type of the columns. Must be one of the following constants, defined in SDDS.h: SDDS_DOUBLE, SDDS_FLOAT, SDDS_LONG, SDDS_SHORT, SDDS_CHARACTER, or SDDS_STRING.
• return value:
  Returns 1 on success. On failure, returns 0 and records an error message.
• see also:
  • SDDS_DefineColumn
  • SDDS_DefineSimpleColumn
  • SDDS_GetColumnDefinition
  • SDDS_GetColumnInformation
  • SDDS_GetColumnNames
  • SDDS_NumberOfErrors
  • SDDS_PrintErrors