WinUnlockSystem: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:35, 14 May 2025

Allows an application to attempt to unlock the system.

WinUnlockSystem(anchorBlockHndl, password)

Parameters

anchorBlockHndl (HAB) - input: The anchor block handle.
password (PSZ) - input: The password to unlock the system.

Returns

This function returns a BOOL with the values of:

TRUE
FALSE

Define (C/C++)

INCL_WINMESSAGEMGR

Calling Convention

Cdecl32

Example Code

HAB   hab;
PSZ   password;
BOOL  rc;
...
rc = WinUnlockSystem (hab, password);
...

Related Functions

LookupHook
WinLockupSystem

Notes

To unlock the Workplace Shell a call must be made to WinUnlockSystem through a different thread. This is due to WinLockupSystem not returning from its call until the call to WinUnlockSystem is successful.

A program will display a password entry dialog to be completed. The program will make a call to WinUnlockSystem with the HAB and password. The dialog displaying the lockup message should have the WS_CLIPSIBLINGS style.

If there are any LockupHoo functions registered, they are called by the system during WinLockupSystem.

OS Version Introduced

OS/2 2.1

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-== WinUnlockSystem ==
+Allows an application to attempt to unlock the system.
-; WinUnlockSystem(anchorBlockHndl, password) : Allows an application to attempt to unlock the system.
+ WinUnlockSystem(anchorBlockHndl, password)
 === Parameters ===
-; anchorBlockHndl - [[OS2_API:DataType:HAB|HAB]] - input : The anchor block handle.
+; anchorBlockHndl ([[HAB]]) - input : The anchor block handle.
-; password - [[OS2_API:DataType:PSZ|PSZ]] - input : The password to unlock the system.
+; password ([[PSZ]]) - input : The password to unlock the system.
 === Returns ===
-This function returns a [[OS2_API:DataType:BOOL|BOOL]] with the values of:
+This function returns a [[BOOL]] with the values of:
-* [[OS2_API:Constant:TRUE|TRUE]]
+*[[TRUE]]
-* [[OS2_API:Constant:FALSE|FALSE]]
+*[[FALSE]]
 === Define (C/C++) ===
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 === Example Code ===
-  [[OS2_API:DataType:HAB|HAB]]   hab;
+  HAB   hab;
-  [[OS2_API:DataType:PSZ|PSZ]]   password;
+  PSZ   password;
-  [[OS2_API:DataType:BOOL|BOOL]] rc;
+  BOOL  rc;
   ...
   rc = WinUnlockSystem (hab, password);
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 === Notes ===
-To unlock the Workplace Shell a call must be made to ''WinUnlockSystem'' through a different thread.  This is due to [[WinLockupSystem]] not returning from its call until the call to ''WinUnlockSystem'' is successful.
+To unlock the Workplace Shell a call must be made to ''WinUnlockSystem'' through a different thread.  This is due to ''WinLockupSystem'' not returning from its call until the call to ''WinUnlockSystem'' is successful.
 A program will display a password entry dialog to be completed. The program will make a call to ''WinUnlockSystem'' with the [[HAB]] and password. The dialog displaying the lockup message should have the WS_CLIPSIBLINGS style.
-If there are any ''LockupHoo'' functions registered, they are called by the system during [[WinLockupSystem]].
+If there are any ''LockupHoo'' functions registered, they are called by the system during ''WinLockupSystem''.
 === OS Version Introduced ===