DosForceSystemDump
Description
DosForceSystemDump initiates a stand-alone dump. The system terminates abruptly without shutdown as soon as the dump is inititated.
Syntax
#define INCL_DOSMISC
#include os2.h>
APIRET APIENTRY DosForceSystemDump (ULONG reserved)
Parameters
- reserved(ULONG) input
Return Code
ulrc (APIRET) returns
DosForceSystemDump returns the following value
- 87 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
Linkage Definition:
IMPORTS DosForceSystemDump = DOSCALLS.444
Remarks
Example Code
int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[]){
APIRET rc;
rc=DosForceSystemDump(0L); /* will kill the system with a system dump */
/* does not return unless an error occurs */
printf("DosForceSystemDump returned %u\n",rc);
return rc;
}