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> The function is dberrhandle( syb_err_handler );
> and syb_err_handler is defined as int
> syb_err_handler( DBPROCESS *dbproc, int
> severity, int dberr, int oserr, char
> *dberrstr, char *oserrstr) 
...
> but in the header file sybdb.h,
> dberrhandle is define as "extern int
> (*dberrhandle( int (*handler)() )) ();"
...
> what am i missing here...

Pravin, 

You're used to modern ANSI C or C++, with full prototypes.  The form without 
arguments is the old style, simply telling the compiler of the name, and 
leaving to the programmer the problem of getting the arguments right.  

Cf. K&R, 2nd edition, page 26 or so.  

Regards, 

--jkl