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#define INCL_DOSPROCESS
 
USHORT DosGetPID(ppidi)
PPIDINFO ppidi;    /* pointer to structure receiving identifiers */
 
The DosGetPID function retrieves the process, thread, and parent-process
identifiers for the current process.
 
The DosGetPID function is a family API function.
 
Parameter  Description
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ppidi      Points to the PIDINFO structure that receives the process
           identifiers.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is zero if the function is successful. Otherwise, it is an
error value.
 
See Also
 
DosExecPgm, DosGetPPID, PIDINFO
 
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