Connection handle that identifies the server. Connection handles are obtained with the PvConnectServer() function.
In
pClientId
Address of the PVCLIENTID structure to identify the MicroKernel Engine client.
Out
pCount
Address of an unsigned long to receive the number of handles for the MicroKernel Engine client.
Return Values
P_OK
The operation was successful.
P_E_INVALID_HANDLE
Invalid connection handle.
P_E_DATA_UNAVAILABLE
Data related to MicroKernel Engine clients not available.
P_E_NULL_PTR
Call with NULL pointer.
P_E_FAIL
Failed for other reasons.
Remarks
When you call this function, all information regarding MicroKernel Engine client handles is cached by DTI for subsequent function calls related to client handles. If you want to obtain other information about clients, see PvGetMkdeClientsData().
This function should be called first before calling any other functions that return client handle information.
The cached information for the MicroKernel Engine client handles will be freed along with the information about the clients when PvFreeMkdeClientsData() is called.
The following preconditions must be met:
•Connection established by PvConnectServer() or if you are performing the operation on a local machine, P_LOCAL_DB_CONNECTION may be used as the connection handle.