Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

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PROCESSNAME_CREATE_ Procedure
Parameters
error returned value
INT
indicates the outcome of the operation. It returns one of the following file-system
errors:
0 Process name is returned successfully.
44 No names of the specified type are available.
201 Unable to communicate with the specified node.
590 Parameter or bounds error.
name:maxlen output:input
STRING .EXT:ref:*, INT:value
returns the process name.
maxlen is the length in bytes of the string variable name.
namelen output
INT .EXT:ref:1
contains the actual length in bytes of the name being returned.
name-type input
INT:value
specifies the type of name desired. Values are:
0 4-character name
1 5-character name
If this parameter is omitted, 0 is used.
The local portion of the name is of the form $X
name, $Yname, or $Zname, where
name represents 1 to 4 alphanumeric character except “o” and “i.” This set of
names is part of the set of process names that are reserved by the operating
system. Applications should not use names of this form unless they have been
obtained through this procedure.
The operating system reserved process name space includes the following names:
$X
name, $Yname, and $Zname, where name is 1 to 4 alphanumeric characters.
This set of names is also part of the set of process names that are reserved by the
operating system. Applications should not use names of this form unless they
have been obtained through this procedure.