# EssDTInit

Description

EssDTInit() starts a drill-through session, and returns a drill-through instance handle.

NOTE:
In future releases, the C Main API Drill-Through functions, including this function, will be deprecated and replaced by the corresponding Grid API functions. Programs should use the Grid API Drill-Through functions.

Syntax

ESS_FUNC_M EssDTInit (pInit, pDTInst);

ESS_PDTINIT_T | pDTInit;
ESS_PDTHINST_T | ppDTInst;

Parameters

pDTInit | (Currently not used, and set to NULL.)
pDTInst | Pointer to a drill-through initialization structure

Return Value

Notes

- EssDTInit() initializes ppDTHInst.
- Currently, pDTInit (intended for input) is not used, and is set to NULL.

See Also

Using the C Main API
C Main API Structures
EssDTClose()
EssDTExit()
EssDTGetData()
EssDTGetHeader()
EssDTGetHeaderInfo()
EssDTOpen()