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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.
-
- The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
+ The function <STRONG>new_form</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. It sets
+ errno according to the function's success:
<STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
+ <STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ ment.
+
+ <STRONG>E_CONNECTED</STRONG>
+ The field is already connected to a form.
+
<STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
- System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
+ System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
+
+ The function <STRONG>free_form</STRONG> returns one of the following:
+
+ <STRONG>E_OK</STRONG> The routine succeeded.
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
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