topic Re: SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW returns BADPARAM in Operating System - OpenVMS

SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW returns BADPARAM

HDS — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:41:56 GMT

Hello.

I believe that my interpretation of the use of SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW must be awry. When attempting to set the permanent parse style to EXTENDED, I am receiving a SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Attached is TEST2.FOR that breaks this down to just the service call. I am using Fortran-77 under OpenVMS V7.3-2 on an Alpha system.

-Howard-

Re: SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW returns BADPARAM

John Reagan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:14:11 GMT

I think you want some %VAL()s around the parse-style and value arguments. They are passed by value, not by reference.

Re: SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW returns BADPARAM

HDS — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:11:24 GMT

Thank you so very much.
That was it. Sometimes one misses the most obvious of solutions.

Much obliged.

Re: SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW returns BADPARAM

HDS — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:13:28 GMT

IOS = SYS$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW(0,0,0,
+ %VAL(PARSE_STYLE),
+ %VAL(STYLE_VALUE),
+ %LOC(PREV_STYLE_VALUE))

Thank you for your assistance.

-H-