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.TH "mconv_encode_stream" 3m17n "14 Jul 2007" "" "Version 1.4.0" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mconv_encode_stream - Encode an M-text to write to a stream. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
int
\fBmconv_encode_stream\fP (\fBMSymbol\fP
\fIname\fP, \fBMText\fP *
\fImt\fP, FILE *
\fIfp\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
The
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mconv_encode_stream()
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function encodes M-text
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mt
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based on coding system
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name
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and writes the resulting byte sequence to stream
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fp\fP.
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A temporary code converter for encoding is automatically created and freed.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP.RS 4
If the operation was successful,
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mconv_encode_stream()
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returns the number of written bytes. Otherwise it returns -1 and assigns an error code to the external variable
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merror_code\fP.
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.RE
.PP
.SH ERRORS
.PP.RS 4
\fCMERROR_IO\fP,
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MERROR_CODING
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.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP.RS 4
\fBmconv_encode()\fP,
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mconv_encode_buffer()\fP,
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mconv_encode_file() 
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.PP