MPE/iX - CI Programming for Stability

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PINFO function
syntax: PINFO (pin, “item” [,status] )
where PIN can be a string, “[#P]nnn[.tin]”, or a simple
integer, “0” is “me”
• 66 unique items: Alive, IPAddr, Parent, Child, Children,
Proctype, WorkGroup, SecondaryThreads,
NumOpenFiles, ProgramName, etc.
• status parm is a variable name. If passed, CI sets status to
PINFO error return -- normal CI error handling bypassed
• can see non-sensitive data for any user process on system
• follows SHOWPROC’s rules for sensitive data