IMP Library routines

ImpAccept: Explicitly accept (or reject) a connection request from another task.
ImpAcceptConnect: Explicitly accept (or reject) a connection request from another task.
ImpBulkReport: Sends a report on the status of a bulk data transfer.
ImpClearReminder: Cancels a message previously queued by ImpQueueReminder.
ImpClearTimeout: Clears a pending timeout interrupt.
ImpCloseConnect: Close a connection to another task.
ImpConnect: Establish a connection with a named task.
ImpConnectInfo: Get information about a specific connection.
ImpConnection: Returns a connection number to use to send to a given task.
ImpDefineShared: Defines and optionally creates a shared memory section.
ImpDeleteTask: Delete a task that is registered with the IMP system.
ImpDeltaTime: Converts a time in secs and microsecs into a form usable by IMP routines.
ImpDetach: Detach a task from the IMP system.
ImpElapsedTime: Returns the elapsed time since the last call to ImpSetTime.
ImpFromTask: Locates the 'From Task' structure in a Message Information structure.
ImpGetBuildVerDate: Returns the IMP bild version date

ImpGetBuildVersion

Returns the IMP build version.

Get various information about a registered IMP task.

Returns the IMP version.

Returns information needed by X-windows to coexist with IMP.

Allows a task to handle a 'bulk data ready' message.

Respond to a 'do you handle' enquiry in a translator task.

Returns the 'input connection number' in a Message Information structure.

Indicates whether or not a task is on the local machine.

Service routine to be called when a remote machine breaks connection.

ImpMessageCount

Determines how many pending messages a task has.

Interpret message space available in terms of differently sized messages.

Initiate an attempt to locate a named task on a specific machine.

Handles a network reply message.

Sends a 'note exit' message to a remote or local 'Receiver' task.

Allows a translator to detach one handled task from the IMP system.

ImpProxyRegister

Register a task as handled by a 'translator' task.

ImpQueueReminder

Send a message to the current task, after a specified delay.

Reads the next message in the current task's queues.

Accepts a bulk data transfer into shared memory.

Indicates that a message obtained with ImpReadPtr() has been processed.

Returns a pointer to the next message in the current task's queues.

Register a task in the IMP system.

Sends a 'request connect' message to a remote task.

ImpReleaseShared

Frees a shared memory section.

ImpRequestNotify

Send a 'notification request' message to a task.

Loads and runs a task.

Send a message to another task.

Initiates a bulk data transfer from shared memory.

Called after ImpSendPtr() to actually send the message.

Send a message to another task using allocated message space.

Set additional information describing an IMP task.

Records the current time.

Queues a timeout interrupt to occur after a specified delay.

Dumps the various control blocks for IMP tasks.

ImpSystemMessage

Handles IMP system messages received by a task.

Returns the name under which a task is registered.

Returns the current time of day.

Returns the difference between two absolute times.

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