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Parameters

   o  code - For mrd_strstatus(3mrd) this is the status
      code returned from one of the MRD functions. For mrd_
      strelement(3mrd) this is a code number corresponding to a
      number of common strings that may occur in an appliation using
      MRD.

   o  asc - This is the SCSI Additional Sense Code (ASC) in
      the element status data (data.asc) obtained from the mrd_
      show(3mrd) or mrd_find_cartridge(3mrd) functions.

   o  ascq - This is the SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifer (ASCQ)
      in the element status data (data.ascq) obtained from the mrd_
      show(3mrd) or mrd_find_cartridge(3mrd) functions.

   o  buffer - This is the address of a user supplied buffer, into
      which the message corresponding to the provided ASC/ASCQ code
      will be copied. This message is formatted to include the ASC
      /ASCQ codes in hexadecimal.

   o  length - This is size of the buffer provided. No more than
      length characters will be copied from the internal temporary
      buffer to the user's buffer. The internal buffer is limited to
      BUFSIZ characters.