═══ 1. Help for PMVKPROC V2.1 ═══

 Help 


═══ 1.1. PMVKPROC - General Help ═══

The PMVKPROC utility lists all processes runnning in the system under OS/2 and 
also gives some general information about system variables. The informations 
are explained in detail in the help later. First some informations about the 
API call which are used. To query the process information the undocumented API 
DosQProcStatus function is used - therefore its stability is in question 
because IBM could change or remove this API without telling anyone. But this 
API stayed the same for a long time....(certainly since 1993). To kill a 
process the call DosKillProcess ist used. Unfortunately there are some 
processes which cannot be killed with the DosKillProcess funktion of the 
operating system. I don't know why. To get the informations about the system 
variables the call DosQuerySysInfo is used. 

The main window contains only push buttons which should be used to get the 
informations: 

     General information button 

     Process information button 

     Exit button 

 The PMVKPROC utility is a fully functional shareware version. Support 
 shareware by sending $10 after a test period of 14 days to: 

      Frank Stanischewski 
      Elise-Spaeth-Strasse 17 
      D-91058 Erlangen 
      Germany 

 (C) 1996 Frank Stanischewski 


═══ 1.1.1. Exit button ═══

Use this button to leave PMVKPROC. Bye. 


═══ 1.1.2. Process information window ═══

Use this window to query information about running processes. 

For information, see: 

     Processes listbox 

     Process info listbox 

     Push buttons 


═══ 1.1.3. Processes listbox ═══

This list box displays all processes which are currently running. 

The processes are listed with their full name. The parent-child relationship 
between the processes is shown by indenting the child process one character. 
For example 

    \os2\pmshell.exe
     \os2\cmd.exe
     \os2\epm.exe

The processes cmd.exe and epm.exe are childs of pmshell.exe. so cmd.exe and 
epm.exe are siblings. 

To get more information on one of the processes doubleclick one of them. The 
you will more information in the process info listbox. 


═══ 1.1.4. Process info listbox ═══

This box shows the detail informations of a process which is selected before in 
the processes listbox. 

The informations are: 

     Process name 
     Process ID 
     Process priority 
     Parent process name 
     Threads: 
        -  Number of threads of the process 
        -  Thread ID (process related), Thread System ID (system related), 
           Thread priority 
     Modules: 
        -  Number of modules of the process 
        -  Module names 


═══ 1.1.5. Push buttons ═══

     Refresh 

           Use this button to refresh the information in the processes and 
           process info listbox. 

     Kill 

           Use this button to kill the process selected in the processes 
           listbox. 

     Kill 

           Use this button to show details of the process selected in the 
           processes listbox. 

     Close 

           Use this button to close the process information window. 

     Help 

           Displays help for the process information window. 


═══ 1.1.6. General information window ═══

Use this window to query information about system variables. 

For information about the listbox and the push buttons, see: 

     General info listbox 

     Push buttons 

 This displays information about system varaibles. Most of the show variables 
 are static. That means they are set in the CONFIG.SYS file or are detected 
 during the startup procedure of OS/2. No static variable are marked. 

 The variables are grouped in four parts: 

     Parallel processes 

           Sessions in PM mode 
                Maximum number of PM mode sessions. 
           Sessions in text mode 
                Maximum number of text mode sessions. 
           Sessions in DOS mode 
                Maximum number of DOS mode sessions. 

     Time slice 

           Smallest time slice 
                Minimum time slice in milliseconds. 
           Biggest time slice 
                Maximum time slice in milliseconds. 
           Max. delay time 
                Maximum wait in seconds. 
           System timer interval 
                Timer interval in thenths of a millisecond. 

     Memory 

           System page size 
                Memory page size in bytes. This value is 4096 for the 
                386/486/586 processor. 
           Physical memory 
                Total number of bytes of physical memory in the system. 
           Resident memory 
                Total number of bytes of resident memory in the system. 
           Memory for all processes 
                Maximum number of bytes of memory that can be allocated by all 
                processes in the system. This number is advisory and is not 
                guaranteed, since system conditions change constantly. 
           Memory for private arena 
                Maximum number of bytes of memory that a process can allocate 
                in its private arena. This number is adviroy and is not 
                guaranteed, since system conidtions change constantly. 
           Memory for shared arena 
                Maximum number of bytes of memory that a process can allocate 
                in its shared arena. This number is adviroy and is not 
                guaranteed, since system conidtions change constantly. 

     Path length 

           Length of path 
                Maximum length, in bytes, of a path name. 
           Length of part in path 
                Maximum length, in bytes, of one component in a path name. 


═══ 1.1.7. General info listbox ═══

This box shows information about system variables. See for more information. 


═══ 1.1.8. Push buttons ═══

     Refresh 

           Use this button to refresh the information in the general info 
           listbox. 

     Close 

           Use this button to close the general information window. 

     Help 

           Displays help for the general information window.