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GNS_IONG - Inquire overlay device name of GKS workstation

Description:
The name of the overlay device for the GKS workstation specified by the workstation identifier is returned. This can then be used to open the device with GKS. If the device does not have an overlay then an error is returned.

If the name is longer than the supplied character variable the name is truncated but the length returned is the actual length of the name.


Invocation:
CALL GNS_IONG( IWKID, NAME, LNAME, STATUS )

Arguments:

IWKID = INTEGER (Given)
GKS workstation identifier
NAME = CHARACTER*(*) (Returned)
Overlay device name
LNAME = INTEGER (Returned)
Length of name
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status



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GNS [2.5exrkstation
Starlink User Note 57
David Terrett & Nicholas Eaton
12 July 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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