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Int 21 Fn 87 - European MS-dos 4.0 - "getpid" - Get Process Identifier [D]
AH = 87h
Return: AX = PID
BX = parent process's PID
CX = Command Subgroup ID (CSID)
Program: European MS-DOS 4.0 was written for Siemens in Germany and then used
by several other European OEMs; its release falls between mainstream
versions 3.2 and 3.3
Desc: determine an identifier by which to access the calling process
Notes: called by MS C v5.1 getpid() function
this function apparently must return AX=0001h for INT 21/AH=80h to
succeed
one possible check for European MS-DOS 4.0 is to issue this call with
AL=00h and check whether AL is nonzero on return
See Also: AH=30h,AH=62h,AH=80h
Index: installation check;European MS-DOS 4.0
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