NAME

rpc_cs_eval_without_universal- evaluates a server's supported character sets and code sets during the server binding selection process

SYNOPSIS

#include <dce/rpc.h>

void rpc_cs_eval_without_universal(
	rpc_ns_handle_t binding_handle,
	idl_void_p_t eval_args,
	idl_void_p_t *context);

PARAMETERS

Input

binding_handle

The server binding handle.

eval_args

An opaque data type that contains matching criteria that the routine uses to perform code sets compatibility evaluation.

Input/Output

context

An opaque data type that contains search context to perform character and code sets compatibility evaluation. The routine returns the result of the evaluation in a field within context.

Output

status

Returns the status code from this routine. This status code indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not, why not.

Possible status codes and their meanings include:

rpc_s_ok

Success.

DESCRIPTION

The rpc_cs_eval_without_universal() routine evaluates, within an import context, the code sets and character sets supported by a server, providing a mechanism with which a client that is passing international character data can evaluate character and code sets compatibility before establishing a connection. It is one of the routines used for character and code set interoperability, which permits clients and servers to transfer international character data in a heterogeneous character set and code sets environment.

Client applications do not call rpc_cs_eval_without_universal() directly. Instead, they add it to the import context created by the rpc_ns_binding_import_begin() routine by calling the rpc_ns_import_ctx_add_eval() routine and specifying the routine name and the server entry name to be evaluated. When the application calls the rpc_ns_binding_import_next() routine to import binding handles for compatible servers, this routine calls the rpc_cs_eval_without_universal() routine, which then uses the rpc_cs_char_set_compat_check() routine to check character set compatibility between client and server.

The rpc_cs_eval_without_universal() routine directs the rpc_ns_binding_import_next() routine to reject servers with incompatible character sets. The routine also directs the rpc_ns_binding_import_next() routine to reject servers whose supported code sets are incompatible with the client's supported code sets, even if character set compatibility has been established. (By contrast, the rpc_cs_eval_with_universal() routine establishes tags that direct the client and/or server stubs to convert character data to the user-defined intermediate code set, if any, or the default, which is the ISO10646 (or universal) code set.)

Permissions Required

None.

RETURN VALUE

None.

SEE ALSO

rpc_cs_char_set_compat_check()
rpc_cs_eval_without_universal(
rpc_cs_get_tags()
rpc_ns_binding_import_begin()
rpc_ns_binding_import_done()
rpc_ns_binding_import_next()
rpc_ns_import_ctx_add_eval()
rpc_ns_mgmt_handle_set_exp_age().

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