Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

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GIVE^BREAK Procedure

Summary

Syntax for C Programmers

Syntax for TAL Programmers

Parameters

Example

Related Programming Manual

Summary

The GIVE^BREAK procedure returns BREAK to the previous owner (the process that

owned BREAK before the last call to TAKE^BREAK).

GIVE^BREAK is a sequential I/O (SIO) procedure and should be used only with files

that have been opened by OPEN^FILE.

Syntax for C Programmers

Syntax for TAL Programmers

Parameters

error returned value

INT

returns a file-system or sequential I/O procedure error indicating the outcome of

the operation.

common-fcb input

INT:ref:*

identifies the file returning BREAK to the previous owner. The

common-fcb

parameter is allowed for convenience. If BREAK is not owned, this call is ignored.

#include <cextdecs(GIVE_BREAK)>

short GIVE_BREAK ( short { _near *common-fcb }

{ _near *file-fcb } );

error := GIVE^BREAK ( { common-fcb } ! i

{ file-fcb } ); ! i