Int 61 Fn 0004 - Banyan Vines - Get Value Of Global Variable [N]
AX = 0004h subfn 0013h
DS:DX -> request block (see #3092)
Return: AX = status (see also #3071)
0000h successful
0033h invalid request ID (returned if variable index out of range)
Desc: Returns the value of the specified global variable
Note: The data will be truncated if the specified buffer is not large enough.
Check the length word in the request block to find out how many
bytes should have been copied.
See Also: AX=0004h/SF=0014h,AX=0006h
Format of request block:
Offset Size Description (Table 3092)
00h WORD 0013h
02h WORD variable index (0000h-001Fh) (see #3093)
04h WORD buffer length (on exit set to # of bytes actually needed)
06h DWORD far pointer to result buffer
See Also: #3094
(Table 3093)
Values for variable indices:
Index Length Description
0000h 1 ???
0001h 16 StreetTalk port
0002h 4 StreetTalk session handle
0003h 6 colors
0004h 64 StreetTalk name of currently logged in user
0005h 0 old clear text password (not applicable)
0006h 0 default group (not applicable)
0007h 1 number of messages in message queue
0008h 1 message flag
0009h 16 TalkPort
000Ah 2 TalkPort socket
000Bh 64 StreetTalk name of mail service
000Ch 2 message timeout
000Dh 2 next message place
000Eh 246 message queue (3 times 80 characters + 2 flag bytes)
000Fh 14 system nonce
0010h 2 failed login count
0011h 1 new mail message received
0012h 8 mail service capabilities
0013h 3 printer port diverted
0014h 32 international location
0015h 16 IPC port of drive Z:
0016h 1024 pointer to current directory table
0017h 2 maximum number of file volume mappings
0018h 24 routine to call back for messages (6 far pointers)
0019h 4 current virtual machine
001Ah 20 DOS redirector message bell tones
001Bh 2 various flags used for internal communication
001Ch 0 OS/2 client configuration (not applicable)
001Dh 8 redirector/IFS file version
001Eh 0 reserved (not applicable)
001Fh 4 address of VVINESD.386 dispatch