Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
The Port Information Record
A port information record identifies whether a particular port requires authentication and specifies the port's port name. Both thePPCBrowser
andIPCListPorts
functions return information about ports using port information records. In addition, if you provide a port filter function, the PPC Toolbox provides information to your function about the current port in a port information record. ThePortInfoRec
data type defines a port information record.
TYPE PortInfoRec = RECORD filler1: SignedByte; {space holder} authRequired: Boolean; {authentication required} name: PPCPortRec; {port name} END;For information on the
Field Description
filler1
- Reserved.
authRequired
- Specifies whether the port requires authentication. This field is
TRUE
if the port requires authentication before a session can begin. Otherwise, this field isFALSE
.name
- Specifies an available port name.
PPCBrowser
andIPCListPorts
functions, see page 11-53 and page 11-55, respectively. For information on port filter functions, see page 11-79.