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.TH "RKINITIALIZE" "3"
.SH "NAME"
\f4RkInitialize\f1 \- initialize the kana-kanji conversion functions
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
.ft 4
#include <canna/RK.h>
int RkInitialize(dhdpath)
char *dhdpath;
.ft 1
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\f2RkInitialize\f1 initiates the kana-kanji conversion functions.  \f2dhdpath\f1 names the dictionary home directory.
.P
Because this library permits multiple kana-kanji conversions to proceed concurrently, it uses the conversion context method of control to manage the kana-kanji conversions.  Each context contains internal data needed to perform a kana-kanji conversion.
.P
Users identify the conversion contexts from one another by their context number.  A context number is an integer of 0 or greater and is used as the first parameter of the kana-kanji conversion function.
.P
Right after the kana-kanji conversion functions are initialized by \f2RkInitialize\f1, only the standard context with context number 0 exists.  Applications using only one context can use the standard context.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
This function returns \f40\f1 if successful; otherwise, it returns \f4-1\f1.  
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.na
\f4RkFinalize\f1(3)
.ad