VMS Help CC, Socket Routines, inet_network  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Converts a text string representing an Internet network address
    in the standard Internet "." notation into an Internet network
    address in network byte order.

    Syntax:

      #include <in.h>
      #include <inet.h>

      int inet_network(char *cp);