IDS_FREE(3)

NAME

     ids_free  -    frees ids and associated list of SDSs



     SYNOPSIS

          void ids_free(IDS *ids);



     DESCRIPTION

     This function frees the IDS struction and the list  of  SDSs
     -- but the SDSs themselves remain in memory.




     KEYWORDS

     None


     RETURN VALUES

     None


     EXAMPLES

          IDS *myids;

          ...
          ids_free(myids);



     SEE ALSO

     ids_init

WARNINGS

     None

FILES

BUGS

     None

RESTRICTIONS

     It does not free the list of SDS's which can be  problematic
     especially  if  the  user has no access (eg. pointer) to the
     SDS.

PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS

     Make an ids_free_sds that frees all SDS's.



     REFERENCES

     None



     VERSION

     1994-02-24     Lup Ng    SOI Version 0.8