yaz_syntax

Specifies the preferred record syntax for retrieval

&reftitle.description; `void` `yaz_syntax` `resource` `id` `string` `syntax`

`yaz_syntax` specifies the preferred record syntax for retrieval

This function should be called before `yaz_search` or `yaz_present`.

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`id`

- The connection resource returned by `yaz_connect`.

`syntax`

- The syntax must be specified as an OID (Object Identifier) in a raw dot-notation (like `1.2.840.10003.5.10`) or as one of the known registered record syntaxes (sutrs, usmarc, grs1, xml, etc.).

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