GetChildId Method (RUNTIME)

PLB Web Only, 9.8

The GetChildId method retrieves the current PWS child process identification string that can be used by a second PWS child process to generate a $CHILDSIG event in the first process which owns the PWS child process identification string. The method uses the following format:

Where:

label

Optional. A Program Execution Label.

object

Required. A RUNTIME object.

return

Optional. A Character String Variable that returns the current PWS child process identification string.

options

Optional. A Numeric variable or decimal number that invokes special behaviors for the GetChildId method.

Flags Affected: EOS, OVER, ZERO

Note the following:

1. The EOS flag is set TRUE if the return variable is to small to receive the PWS child process identifier without being truncated.

2. The ZERO and OVER flags are always cleared.

3. The optional {options} bit mask values can change the execution behavior of the GetChildId method as follows:

 

Value	Description
0	The default value which allows the PWS child identification string to be returned.

 

4. The PWS child process identification string that is returned in the {return} variable is formatted as follows:

 

IDnnnnnnnnn

See Also: RUNTIME, RUNTIME Methods, Method Syntax