# PetscViewerSiloGetFilePointer

Extracts the file pointer from a Silo viewer.

### Synopsis

    PetscErrorCode PETSC_DLLEXPORT PetscViewerSiloGetFilePointer(PetscViewer viewer, DBfile **fd)

### Input Parameter

viewer -viewer context, obtained from PetscViewerSiloOpen()

### Output Parameter

fd -file pointer

### Keywords

PetscViewer, file, get, pointer

### See Also

PetscViewerSiloOpen()

Level:advanced
Location:src/sys/viewer/impls/silo/vsilo.c
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