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

File System Procedures

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BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_

This procedure initiates a new transaction. The procedure is the same as

BEGINTRANSACTION except that it includes two new parameters to specify the

transaction type, and a timeout value for the transaction.

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(BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_)>

short BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_ ([ long _near *trans-begin-tag ],

[ long timeout ],

[ long long type_flags ] );

#include <cextdecs(BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_)>

short BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_ ([ int _ptr64 *trans-begin-tag ],

[ int timeout ],

[ long long type_flags ] );

status := BEGINTRANSACTION_EXT_ ( [ trans-begin-tag ], ! o

[ timeout ], ! i

[ type_flags ] ); ! i

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 a transaction is in progress, or a multithreaded

requester attempted to initiate more concurrent transactions than there

were TFILE entries).