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    Gets an attribute kind.

    Format

      SCA$GET_ATTRI_KIND_T  attribute_handle,

                            attribute_kind

1 - Arguments

 attribute_handle
    type:       $SCA_HANDLE
    access:     read only
    mechanism:  by reference

    An SCA handle describing an attribute whose attribute-kind is to
    be obtained.

 attribute_kind
    type:       character string
    access:     write only
    mechanism:  by descriptor

    The kind of the attribute.

2 - Condition Value Returned

    SCA$_NORMAL           An attribute kind has been successfully
                          returned.

3 - Description

    The SCA$GET_ATTRI_KIND_T routine returns the kind of any attribute
    as a character string.