GETPROCINFO

Syntax

  I32                         I16V
  processinfo := GETPROCINFO (pin);

Functional Return

processinfo

32-bit signed integer (assigned functional return)

Returns the process management information about a parent or child process:

Bits	Value	Meaning
31:1	Activity state:
	0	Process suspended
	1	Process active
29:2	Suspension condition - If bit (31:1)=0:
	00	Not used
	01	Parent activation source
	10	Child activation source
	11	Either parent or child activation source
25:4	Reserved for the operating system
23:2	Origin of the last ACTIVATE intrinsic call:
	00	operating system activation
	01	Parent activation
	10	Child activation
	11	Not used
20:3	Queue characteristics:
	001	DS or ES priority class
	010	CS priority class
	100	Linearly scheduled (AS, BS, or master queue)
16:4	Reserved for the operating system
8:8	Process priority number in master queue
0:8	Reserved for the operating system

Parameters

pin

16-bit signed integer by value (required)

Passes the PIN of the process that the returned message pertains to. If requesting a parent process, set pin to zero. If requesting a child process, set pin to the process identification number (PIN) of that process.

Condition Codes

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