GETINST (3)

SYNOPSIS

B
C       int inum = pvm_getinst( char *group, int tid )
   

Fortran call pvmfgetinst( group, tid, inum )

PARAMETERS

Character string group name of an existing group.

Integer task identifier of a PVM process.

Integer instance number returned by the routine. Instance numbers start at 0 and count up. Values less than zero indicate an error.

DESCRIPTION

The routine pvm_getinst takes a group name group and a PVM task identifier tid and returns the unique instance number that corresponds to the input. It can be called by any task whether in the group or not. If pvm_getinst is successful, inum will be >= 0. If some error occurs then inum will be < 0.

EXAMPLES

C:
        inum = pvm_getinst( "worker", pvm_mytid() );
        --------
        inum = pvm_getinst( "worker", tid[i] );
Fortran:
        CALL PVMFGETINST( 'GROUP3', TID, INUM )

ERRORS

These error conditions can be returned by pvm_getinst
pvmd was not started or has crashed.

giving an invalid tid value.

giving a non-existent group name.

specifying a group in which the tid is not a member.

SEE ALSO

pvm_joingroup(3PVM) pvm_gettid(3PVM)