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String of the format "bytes status", where bytes is the number of bytes currently waiting in the pipe, and status is one of: DISCONNECTED, LISTENING, CONNECTED, or CLOSING. | String of the format "bytes status", where bytes is the number of bytes currently waiting in the pipe, and status is one of: DISCONNECTED, LISTENING, CONNECTED, or CLOSING. | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 26 February 2017
Description
Check the status of a named pipe (server side).
This function is designed for use by the process that created the pipe (i.e. the server side). Clients which are accessing a named pipe should use the standard REXX STREAM and/or CHARS functions to determine the pipe's status.
Arguments
The pipe handle (from Sys2CreateNamedPipe or DosOpen). (REQUIRED)
REXX RETURN VALUE:
String of the format "bytes status", where bytes is the number of bytes currently waiting in the pipe, and status is one of: DISCONNECTED, LISTENING, CONNECTED, or CLOSING.