TMF Application Programmer's Guide (H06.06+, J06.03+)

File System Procedures

HP NonStop TMF Application Programmer’s Guide—540139-009

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TMF_TXBEGIN_

This procedure is the same as BEGINTRANSACTION except that it includes a new

parameter to specify a timeout value.

Syntax for C Programmers

Note. This procedure can be called from 32-bit and 64-bit applications.

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Syntax for TNS Programmers

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Syntax for TNS/E Programmers

Syntax for TAL Programmers

Parameters

status returned value

INT

is a file system error number:

#include <cextdecs(TMF_TXBEGIN_)>

short TMF_TXBEGIN_ ( [ long timeout ] ,

[ long _near *trans-begin-tag ] );

#include <cextdecs(TMF_TXBEGIN_)>

short TMF_TXBEGIN_ ( [ int timeout ] ,

[ int _ptr64 *trans-begin-tag ] );

status := TMF_TXBEGIN_ ( [ timeout ] ! i

[ , trans-begin-tag ] ) ! o

CALLABLE, RESIDENT, EXTENSIBLE;

0 Successful completion.

30 System unable to obtain message block, or is already using its

maximum number of RECEIVE or SEND message blocks.

82 TMF not running.

83 Too many transactions (a single-threaded requester tried to initiate a

transaction while it still had one in progress, or a multithreaded

requester attempted to initiate more concurrent transactions than there

were TFILE entries).