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# PetscViewerBinaryGetMPIIODescriptor
Extracts the MPI IO file descriptor from a `PetscViewer`. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinaryGetMPIIODescriptor(PetscViewer viewer, MPI_File *fdes)
```
Not Collective; No Fortran Support


## Input Parameter

- ***viewer -*** `PetscViewer` context, obtained from `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`



## Output Parameter

- ***fdes -*** file descriptor





## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetInfoPointer()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetUseMPIIO()`, `PetscViewerBinarySetUseMPIIO()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetMPIIOOffset()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinaryGetMPIIODescriptor">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>


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