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Adding resource data

pnt = ids_add_res(name,ivdsn,resid,nwords,data,ierr)

name

Character - Object name

ivdsn

Integer - Object handle (if 0, correct handle is returned)

resid

Character - Resource tag - 4 characters

nwords

Integer - resource length in words. If this number is negative then the memory is allocated for ABS(nwords) but nothing is copied

data

Data to be copied (if nwords>0)

ierr

Returned error flag - should be 0

ids_add_res adds a resource of type resid to object name. The pointer to the new resource is returned. If nwords>0 then nwords words are copied from data, if nwords<0 then nothing is copied but the memory is allocated and the pointer is returned.