Usage: JCOP framework internal, public
PVSS manager usage: VISION, CTRL
NOTE: There are two error code conventions - unluckily logically distinctive! Functions which return a boolean give 'true' if the execution was successfull and 'false' if an error was encountered. Functions which interact with the server, return the server's return code - standard Linux: '0' if everything was ok and a positive number related to the type of error. If an error happens inside PVSS '-1' is returned.
Functions for handling scripts were removed from this documentation, as similar functions exist in the fwHw framework. This eases maintenance. However the previous functions are still available within this framework to ensure backward compatibility. Link to the fwHw documentation: http://lhcb-online.web.cern.ch/lhcb-online/ecs/FWHW/default.html