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Function name : SetMailslotInfo

Group: Mailslot - Library: kernel32

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The SetMailslotInfo function sets the time-out value used by the specified mailslot for a read operation.

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Code examples:

Creating a mailslot

Declaration:

BOOL SetMailslotInfo(
  HANDLE hMailslot,    // mailslot handle
  DWORD lReadTimeout   // read time-out interval
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetMailslotInfo IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hMailslot,;
	INTEGER lReadTimeout  

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Parameters:

hMailslot [in] Handle to a mailslot. The CreateMailslot function must create this handle.

lReadTimeout [in] Specifies the amount of time, in milliseconds, a read operation can wait for a message to be written to the mailslot before a time-out occurs.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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