METADATA_GETNASL Function
Returns the nth association for the specified object.
Syntax
rc = METADATA_GETNASL(uri, n, asn);
Required Arguments
- uri (in)
-
specifies a Uniform
Resource Identifier.
- n (in)
-
numeric index value
that indicates which row to return from the array; see
Array Parameters.
- asn (out)
-
returns the association
name.
Return Values
- n
-
The number of objects
that match the URI
- -1
-
Unable to connect to
the metadata server
- -3
-
No objects match the
URI
- -4
-
n is out of range
Example
options metaserver="a123.us.company.com"
metaport=8561
metauser="myid"
metapass="mypassword"
metarepository="myrepos";
data _null_;
length assoc $256;
rc=1;
n=1;
do while(rc>0);
/* Walk through all possible associations of this object. */
rc=metadata_getnasl("omsobj:Machine?@Name='bluedog'",
n,
assoc);
put assoc=;
n=n+1;
end;
run;