Grass Valley K2 TX/MAM Database Protocol Manual v.2.2 - Manual (Page 7)

TX/MAM Database Protocol Manual - document version: 2.2 – Page 7
5.2 Initializing the library to use a remote database
Use this function to verify if a remote database can be accessed.
int cob_init_remote( char *database_ip, int port );
Parameters
Name Description
char *database_ip The ip-address of the machine with the remote database, e.g. "192.168.7.186".
int port The port on the remote machine to connect to, default 5020.
Result
The result of the function is an integer that can have following values:
Value Description
0 Success, the library can now be used to retrieve information from the
remote database.
-1 Failure, setting up a connection to the remote database failed.
Example
if ( cob_init_remote("192.168.7.186",5020) == 0 ) {
/* continue with the rest of the applet */
} else {
/* not possible to connect to database, report error and stop... */
return -1;
}