ipcStopProcess

ipcStopProcess( 
o_childId 
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Causes the child process to suspend its execution. This is equivalent to sending a STOP signal through the UNIX kill command.

Arguments

Value Returned

Examples

      cid = ipcBeginProcess("ls -lR /")
ipc:4
      ipcIsActiveProcess(cid)
t
      ipcStopProcess(cid)                   ; Stop the execution
t
      ipcIsActiveProcess(cid)
nil
      ipcContProcess(cid)                   ; Resume the execution
t
      ipcIsActiveProcess(cid)
t

Related Topics

Interprocess Communication Functions

ipcContProcess