Parameter values returned to the application

NAME

Indicates the receiving field for the host name. If the host name is shorter than the NAMELEN value, the NAME field is filled with binary zeros after the host name. If the host name is longer than the NAMELEN value, the name is truncated.

ERRNO

A fullword binary field. If RETCODE is negative, the field contains an error number. See Socket call error return codes for information about ERRNO return codes.

RETCODE

A fullword binary field that returns one of the following values:

Value: Description
0: Successful call.
-1: Check ERRNO for an error code.