Parent class: XIO

Overview

Functions

Return-Value

LONG state

possible values: XNPIPE_STATE_DISCONNECTED XNPIPE_STATE_LISTENING XNPIPE_STATE_CONNECTED XNPIPE_STATE_CLOSING

Remarks

Query the state of a pipeserver

Remarks

Wait for a client

Remarks

Frees a pipe when a client has stoped data-transfer ( if GetState() returns XNPIPE_STATE_CLOSING). After DisConnect() you can call Connect() to wait for the next client or Close().

Parameters

char * name	pipename, without leading '\\PIPE\\'
ULONG openMode	mode to open (see OS/2 docs): XNPIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND XNPIPE_ACCESS_OUTBOUND XNPIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX XNPIPE_INHERIT XNPIPE_NOINHERIT XNPIPE_WRITEBEHIND XNPIPE_NOWRITEBEHIND
ULONG pipeMode	mode of data-transfer: XNPIPE_READMODE_BYTE XNPIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE XNPIPE_TYPE_BYTE XNPIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE XNPIPE_WAIT XNPIPE_NOWAIT
char pipeCount	maximum instances of pipe-servers, -1 = unlimited (default is 1)
ULONG outSize	size of write-buffer
ULONG inSize	size of read-buffer
ULONG timeOut	time to wait for clients

Remarks

Open a pipe, after you have opened it call Connect()