GETPROCID

Syntax

  I16               I16V
  pin := GETPROCID (numchild);

Functional Return

pin

16-bit signed integer (assigned functional return)

Returns the PIN of the specified child process.

Parameters

numchild

16-bit signed integer by value (required)

Passes a number indicating which child's PIN GETPROCID returns. The value of numchild corresponds to the order of creation of the current children of the calling process, as follows:

Value	Meaning
<= 1	PIN of the oldest child process
2	PIN of second oldest child process
...	...
n	PIN of the most recently created child process (where n is the number of children currently in existence)
>n	A value greater than the number of children in existence, returns a zero.

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