PICL Library Functions                     piclinitialize(3PICL)



NAME
     piclinitialize - initiate a session with the PICL daemon

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lpicl [ library... ]
     #include 

     int piclinitialize(void);


DESCRIPTION
     The piclinitialize() function opens the  daemon  door  file
     and  initiates a session with the PICL daemon running on the
     system.

RETURN VALUES
     Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. On failure,  this
     function returns a non-negative integer, PICLFAILURE.

ERORS
     PICLNOTSUPORTED    Version not supported


     PICLFAILURE         General system failure


     PICLNORESPONSE      Daemon not responding


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     MT-Level                     MT-Safe                     
    


SEE ALSO
     piclshutdown(3PICL), attributes(5)











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