Sys2CheckNamedPipe

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.