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pvmfgetinst

GETINST(3PVM)							  PVM Version 3.4						     GETINST(3PVM)

NAME

       pvm_getinst - Returns the instance number in a group of a PVM process.

SYNOPSIS

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

       Fortran	 call pvmfgetinst( group, tid, inum )

PARAMETERS

       group   Character string group name of an existing group.

       tid     Integer task identifier of a PVM process.

       inum    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

       PvmSysErr
	      pvmd was not started or has crashed.

       PvmBadParam
	      giving an invalid tid value.

       PvmNoGroup
	      giving a non-existent group name.

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

SEE ALSO

       pvm_joingroup(3PVM), pvm_gettid(3PVM)

								  30 August, 1993						     GETINST(3PVM)

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