tt_spec_type_set(library call)               tt_spec_type_set(library call)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      tt_spec_type_set - assign an object type value to an object spec

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
      Tt_status tt_spec_type_set(
      const char *objid,
      const char *otid);

 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      The tt_spec_type_set function assigns an object type value to the
      object spec.

      The type must be set before the spec is written for the first time and
      cannot be set thereafter.

      The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this
      operation.  The otid argument is the otype to be assigned to the spec.

 RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]
      Upon successful completion, the tt_spec_type_set function returns the
      status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values:

      TT_OK     The operation completed successfully.

      TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
                The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database
                needed for this operation.

      TT_ERR_DBEXIST
                The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk
                database in the expected place.

      TT_ERR_NOMP
                The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
                service cannot restart it.

      TT_ERR_OBJID
                The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference
                an existing object spec.

      TT_ERR_READONLY
                The attribute the application is trying to change is not
                owned or writable by the current user.

 SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
      Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_spec_create(3), tt_spec_write(3).


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