MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

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Command Definitions (FLUSHLOG-GETUSERMODE)
GETPROCID
GETPROCID
NM and CM callable.
Returns the process identification number (PIN) of a child process. Process handling (PH)
capability is required.
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.
Related Information
Manual Process Management Programmer's Guide