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AuOpenServer - connect to audio server
Synopsis
#include <audio/audiolib.h>
AuServer *AuOpenServer(servername, num_authproto, auth_
proto, num_authdata, authdata, ret_status)
char *servername;
int num_authproto;
char *authproto;
int num_authdata;
char *authdata;
char **return_status; /* RETURN */
Arguments
servername
Specifies the audio server name. This deter
mines the server and communications domain to be
used.
num_authproto
Specifies the length of the connection autho
rization protocol name.
authproto Specifies the name of the connection authoriza
tion protocol.
num_authdata
Specifies the length of the connection autho
rization data.
authdata Specifies the connection authorization data.
return_status
If non-NULL, and the connection is refused,
returns an error message.
Description
AuOpenServer creates a connection to the specified audio
server and returns a pointer to an AuServer structure or
NULL, with return_status (if non-NULL) pointing to an
error message describing the reason, if it was unsuccess
full.
If servername is NULL or a pointer to NUL, AuOpenServer
get the value from the enviroment. servername has the
format hostname:port or hostname::port. If a double colon
(::) separates the hostname and port number, AuOpenServer
connects using DECnet streams. If a single colon (:) sep
arates the hostname and port number, and the hostname is a
host machine name, AuOpenServer connects using TCP
streams. If a single colon (:) separates the hostname and
port number, and the hostname is "unix", AuOpenServer
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connects using UNIX domain sockets (or Streams). If the
hostname is not specified, AuOpenServer uses whatever it
believes is the fastest transport.
See Also
AuCloseServer, AuServerName.
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