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Adding Multitasking Capability to Applications Using Multiprocessing Services

   

Creating and Handling Semaphores

Multiprocessing Services provides the following functions for creating and handling semaphores:

• MPCreateSemaphore creates a semaphore.
• MPDeleteSemaphore removes a semaphore.
• MPSignalSemaphore signals a semaphore.
• MPWaitOnSemaphore waits on a semaphore.