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Conference azur::mcc

Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
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Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

1340.0. "Can I convert strings to FullNames?" by QUIVER::CIARFELLA (Ten miles behind me;10,000 to go) Wed Aug 14 1991 20:03

    
    	In my AM I have a character string variable which gives the node 
    	name of a device, for example, "CHUNK", and this node is registered 
    	in the DNS database.
    
    	Is there any way that I can get the full DNS name of this node given 
    	only the string "CHUNK", ie., get the full registered name as a
     	FullName datatype, ie.,
    
    		I have	"CHUNK", type = character string
    
    		I want "DEGABA_NS:CHUNK", type = FullName
    
    	Is this possible?
    
    	Paul C
    
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1340.1here's one wayTOOK::HAOThu Aug 15 1991 12:4513
    MCC provides common routines for some of the DNS services.  These are
    documented under "mcc_dns_xxx".  The only way that comes to mind on
    how to do this (which may not be the simplest way) is to convert
    "chunk" into the internal representation, and then convert the
    internal representation back into a fullname string.  This will give
    you what you're looking for.  
    
    The routines are:
    	mcc_dns_opaque_fullname():  convert from string to internal
        mcc_dns_fullname_string():  convert from internal to string
    
    Christine