tt_message_disposition_set(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_message_disposition_set(3)NAMEtt_message_disposition_set - set the disposition attribute for a mes‐
sage
SYNOPSIS
#include <Tt/tt_c.h>
Tt_status tt_message_disposition_set(Tt_message m,
Tt_disposition r);
DESCRIPTION
The tt_message_disposition_set() function sets the disposition
attribute for the specified message.
The m argument is the opaque handle for the message involved in this
operation. The r argument indicates whether an instance of the receiv‐
ing process is to be started to receive the message immediately, or
whether the message is to be queued until the receiving process is
started at a later time. The following values are defined:
TT_DISCARD
There is no receiver for this message. The message will be
returned to the sender with the Tt_status field containing
TT_FAILED.
TT_QUEUE
Queue the message until a process of the proper ptype
receives the message.
TT_START
Attempt to start a process of the proper ptype if none is
running.
TT_QUEUE+TT_START
Queue the message and attempt to start a process of the
proper ptype if none is running.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the tt_message_disposition_set() function
returns the status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status
values:
TT_OK The operation completed successfully.
TT_ERR_NOMP
The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk
service cannot restart it.
TT_ERR_POINTER
The pointer passed does not point to an object of the cor‐
rect type for this operation.
SEE ALSOtt_c(5).
ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_message_disposition_set(3)
