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Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx

From Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx
Date 2011-09-27 23:08 +0200
Organization MW Software
Message-ID <068f781952.martin@bach.planiverse.com> (permalink)
References <3613761952.davehigton@dsl.pipex.com>

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In message <3613761952.davehigton@dsl.pipex.com>
          Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

> I'm puzzled by the paragraph on PRM 3-326 that says:

> "-txt &xxxxxxxx an 8 digit hex number giving the handle for the Parent
> to identify the Child by"

> What sort of handle is this, and how can I find whether the child task
> is still running?

That is the "txt-handle", a unique handle assigned by your task to the 
child it launches. You will see this in the TaskWindow_Ego, which will 
tell you the child's proper task handle. The only purpose of the 
txt-handle is to be quoted back to you in the TaskWindow_Ego message.

Once you got the proper task handle, you can suspend, resume or kill 
your child task by sending it TaskWindow messages.

> It isn't the "task handle" as returned in block!0 returned from
> TaskManager_EnumerateTasks.

> Simply, I need to know when the child task has finished.

Watch out for the TaskWindow_Morio message from the task whose handle 
you got via TaskWindow_Ego.

The only reason why the complexity with the txt-handle is needed is 
because your task could launch several TaskWindows before returning 
control to the Wimp, and your task has to have a way to distinguish 
them.

-- 
Martin
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Martin Wuerthner         MW Software      http://www.mw-software.com/
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TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-09-27 21:41 +0100
  Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-09-27 23:08 +0200
    Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-09-27 22:33 +0100
    Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2011-09-28 15:27 +0100
      Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-09-28 17:16 +0200
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2011-09-28 19:52 +0100
          Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-09-30 06:02 +0200
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2011-10-02 16:13 +0100
          Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-10-13 11:23 +0200
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Alex Macfarlane Smith <nospam@archifishal.co.uk> - 2011-10-13 21:08 +0100
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2011-10-15 12:13 +0100
              Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-10-18 16:25 +0200
                Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-10-19 10:45 +0200
    Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-09-30 05:47 +0200
      Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-09-30 22:38 +0100
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-10-01 05:49 +0200
          Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-10-01 13:19 +0200
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-10-01 20:20 +0100
          Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2011-10-01 20:51 +0100
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-10-01 22:46 +0200
              Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2011-10-01 22:07 +0100
              Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2011-10-01 22:04 +0100
              Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-10-01 22:45 +0100
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2011-10-01 22:44 +0100
          Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-10-18 15:23 +0200
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Erik G <erikg@noname.invalid> - 2011-10-18 15:55 +0200
            Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2011-10-19 20:27 +0100
  Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-10-14 07:53 +0200
    Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Gavin Wraith <gavin@wra1th.plus.com> - 2011-10-14 11:43 +0100
      Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-10-14 13:26 +0200
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-10-15 20:37 +0200
    Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx druck <news@druck.freeuk.com> - 2011-10-16 18:26 +0100
      Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx Stewart Brodie <stewart.brodie@ntlworld.com> - 2011-10-16 23:28 +0100
        Re: TaskWindow -txt &xxxxxxxx druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2011-10-19 20:30 +0100

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