The getnodebyname function searches for a DECnet node address that matches the specified DECnet node name. DECnet Phase IV node names consist of 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters with at least one alphabetic character.
#include <ws2dnet.h>
struct nodeent_f FAR *WSAAPI getnodebyname(const char FAR *);
| name | Pointer to an ASCIZ node name for which to search. |
The function returns a pointer to a static nodeent_f structure. The application must copy this data before issuing another getnodebyaddr call. If the end of file is reached, a NULL pointer is returned.