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.\" $Id: pvm_getinst.3,v 1.1 1996/09/23 22:01:22 pvmsrc Exp $
.TH GETINST 3PVM "30 August, 1993" "" "PVM Version 3.4"
.SH NAME
pvm_getinst \- Returns the instance number in a group of a PVM process.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
C int inum = pvm_getinst( char *group, int tid )
.br
Fortran call pvmfgetinst( group, tid, inum )
.fi
.SH PARAMETERS
.IP group 0.8i
Character string group name of an existing group.
.br
.IP tid
Integer task identifier of a PVM process.
.br
.IP inum
Integer instance number returned by the routine.
Instance numbers start at 0 and count up.
Values less than zero indicate an error.
.SH DESCRIPTION
The routine
.I pvm_getinst
takes a group name
.I group
and a PVM task identifier
.I 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,
.I inum
will be >= 0.
If some error occurs then
.I inum
will be < 0.
.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
C:
inum = pvm_getinst( "worker", pvm_mytid() );
--------
inum = pvm_getinst( "worker", tid[i] );
.sp
Fortran:
CALL PVMFGETINST( 'GROUP3', TID, INUM )
.fi
.SH ERRORS
These error conditions can be returned by
.I pvm_getinst
.IP PvmSysErr
pvmd was not started or has crashed.
.IP PvmBadParam
giving an invalid tid value.
.IP PvmNoGroup
giving a non-existent group name.
.IP PvmNotInGroup
specifying a group in which the tid is not a member.
.PP
.SH SEE ALSO
pvm_joingroup(3PVM),
pvm_gettid(3PVM)
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