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From: rstpierr@hawk.ulowell.edu (Pete St.Pierre)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Querry on interactive /batch users .
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Date: 3 May 88 17:50:42 GMT
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In article <8804260602.AA21680@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MICHAL@UKANVAX.BITNET writes:
>EASY QUESTION:
>
> Does any one know of a fucntion, system service, or anything that may be
>called from a high level langauge (Pascal, C) that would do the same as
>VMS's $ SHOW USERS <user_name> ?
> I would like to check if a user is signed on (interactive or batch)
>without doing LIB$SPAWN('$ SHOW USERS auser')
> Is there a simpler  way??
>

	The $GETJPI system service has an item called JPI$_JOBTYPE that
	can be specified.  It returns the excecution mode of the process.
	(DETACHED, NETWORK, BATCH, LOCAL, DIALUP, REMOTE).  SEE PAGE SYS-215
	of the system service manual.

					...Pete
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