NAME

   rpc_binding_from_string_binding - Returns a binding handle from a
                                     string representation

   Used by client or management applications.

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <dce/rpc.h>

   void rpc_binding_from_string_binding( unsigned_char_t *string_binding,
                                         rpc_binding_handle_t *binding,
                                         unsigned32 *status );

 PARAMETERS

   Input

   string_binding
       Specifies a string representation of a binding handle.

   Output

   binding
       Returns the server binding handle.

   status
       Returns the status code from this routine.  This status code
       indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not,
       why not.  The possible status codes and their meanings are as
       follows:

       rpc_s_ok      Success.

       rpc_s_invalid_arg
                     Invalid argument.

       rpc_s_invalid_endpoint_format
                     Invalid endpoint format.

       rpc_s_invalid_rpc_protseq
                     Invalid protocol sequence.

       rpc_s_invalid_string_binding
                     Invalid string binding.

       rpc_s_protseq_not_supported
                     Protocol sequence not supported on this host.

       uuid_s_bad_version
                     Bad UUID version.

       uuid_s_invalid_string_uuid
                     Invalid format for a string UUID.

 DESCRIPTION

   The rpc_binding_from_string_binding() routine creates a server binding
   handle from a string representation of a binding handle.

   The string_binding parameter does not need to contain an object UUID.
   In this case, the returned binding contains a nil UUID.

   If the provided string_binding parameter does not contain an endpoint
   field, the returned binding parameter is a partially bound server
   binding handle.

   If the provided string_binding parameter does contain an endpoint
   field, the returned binding parameter is a fully bound server binding
   handle with a well-known endpoint.

   If the provided string_binding parameter does not contain a host
   address field, the returned binding parameter refers to the local
   host.

   To create a string binding, call the rpc_string_binding_compose()
   routine or call the rpc_binding_to_string_binding() routine or
   provide a character string constant.

   When an application finishes using the binding parameter, the
   application calls the rpc_binding_free() routine to release the
   memory used by the binding handle.

   The rpc_intro reference page contains an explanation of partially
   and fully bound binding handles.

 RETURN VALUES

   No value is returned.

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Functions: rpc_binding_copy
              rpc_binding_free
              rpc_binding_to_string_binding
              rpc_string_binding_compose