IPCGET

Obtains a VC socket or call socket descriptor that has been given away by another process.

Syntax

IPCGET   (givename,nlen,flags,descriptor,result)

Parameters

givename (input): Character array, by reference. The temporary name assigned to the socket when it was given away. It is up to 16 characters long.
nlen (input): 32-bit integer, by value. The length in bytes of the specified name.
flags: 32 bits, by reference. A bit representation of various options. No flags are currently defined for this intrinsic.
descriptor (output): 32-bit integer, by reference. The VC socket or call socket descriptor that was given away via the IPCGIVE command.
result (output): 32-bit integer, by reference. The error code returned; zero if no error.

Description

The IPCGET intrinsic allows a process to obtain ownership of a VC socket or call socket descriptor that has been relinquished by another process through the IPCGIVE intrinsic. A temporary name identifies the socket for the process which wishes to acquire it. All the parameters are required.

Condition codes returned by this intrinsic are:

CCE — Succeeded.
CCL — Failed.
CCG — Not returned by this intrinsic.

This intrinsic cannot be called in split stack mode.

IPCGET

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