Caché ObjectScript Reference - InterSystems Documentation

$ZUTIL(94)$ZUTIL(94)Broadcasts a message to a specified process.$ZUTIL(94,pid,message,timeout,noxy)$ZU(94,pid,message,timeout,noxy)ParameterspidmessagetimeoutnoxyA process ID number.The message to send, specified as a quoted string.Optional — An integer specifying the number of seconds to wait beforetimeout. If omitted, no timeout occurs.Optional — A boolean value specifying whether the $X and $Y valuesare to be modified in the terminal process receiving the message. If 0,$X and $Y are updated. If 1, $X and $Y are not updated. The default is0. This parameter does not apply to OpenVMS systems, which do notupdate $X and $Y following a broadcast message.DescriptionUse $ZUTIL(94) to send a message to the principal device of the process you indicate.$ZUTIL(94) passes the message to the target process. The target process then writes themessage to its principal output device. The target process must be running Caché. If you senda message to your own process, you do not see the message on the screen of your principaldevice.$ZUTIL(94) does not add any carriage controls to the message it sends. To include any carriagecontrol (carriage returns or line feeds), you must include them in the message, using$CHAR(10) and $CHAR(13).$ZUTIL(94) complements $ZUTIL(9). $ZUTIL(9) sends a message to a specified devicewhile $ZUTIL(94) sends a message to the principal device of a specified process. Be surethat you use the right function for the right purpose. If you send a process id to $ZUTIL(9)or a terminal device name to $ZUTIL(94), you receive a error.Caché ObjectScript Reference 693