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<![ %CDE.C.CDE; [<refentry id="CDE.INFO.DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum">]]><refmeta><refentrytitle>
DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum</refentrytitle><manvolnum>library call</manvolnum></refmeta><refnamediv>
<refname><function>DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum</function></refname><refpurpose>obtains
the sequence number of a book</refpurpose></refnamediv><refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;DtMmdb.h></funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcdef>int <function>DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>DtMmdbInfoRequest* <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv><refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>The <function>DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum</function> function returns
the sequence number of the specified book object. Table lookup is involved
when the identifier is specified by the
<symbol role="Variable">primary_oid</symbol> field.
</para>
</refsect1><refsect1>
<title>ARGUMENTS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><symbol role="Variable">request</symbol></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the bookcase in the bookcase descriptor field, as well
as a valid value in the <symbol role="Variable">primary_oid</symbol> or
the <symbol role="Variable">secondary_oid</symbol> field.
The <symbol role="Variable">primary_oid</symbol> represents the
DtInfo Database object identifier of the TOC section; and the
<symbol role="Variable">secondary_oid</symbol> represents the
object identifier of the book itself. If both of these fields have
a valid value, the order of precedence is:
<symbol role="Variable">primary_oid</symbol>
and then <symbol role="Variable">secondary_oid</symbol>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1><refsect1>
<title>RETURN VALUE</title>
<para>If <function>DtMmdbBookGetSeqNum</function> completes
successfully, it returns the sequence number of the book.
If it fails, it returns -1.
</para>
</refsect1><refsect1>
<title>EXAMPLE</title>
<para>None.
</para>
</refsect1><refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>TO BE SUPPLIED.</para>
</refsect1></refentry>
