Command: searchifstream

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Name:
 searchifstream - searches SLI's search path for a file
Synopsis:
 string searchifstream -> istreamtype true
                                 -> false
Description:
 
   searchifstream calls searchfile to open the file specified in
   string for reading. Searchfile will use the Search path mechanism,
   trying any path in SLISearchPath.
   If searchfile fails, operator tries to add .sli to the name.
   Returns a pointer to the stream for reading and true to
   indicate success if filename or filename.sli is a valid file,
   otherwise returns false.
Parameters:
   string is a filename with full path information or a file found
   within one of the Pathes specified in SLISearchPath.
Examples:
 
   (sli-init.sli) searchifstream opens sli-init.sli for reading 
   since the path to system sli files is contained in SLISearchPath.
References:
Bugs:
 
Author:
 Gewaltig, Diesmann
FirstVersion:
 1995
Remarks:
 commented April 12, 1999
          Hehl 
SeeAlso:ifstream searchfile LocateFileNames
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/sli-init.sli

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