NAME

blkqread - reads multiple entries from the queue

SPECIFICATION

C
long blkqread(data, n)
short data[];
short n;

FORTRAN
integer*4 function blkqre(data, n)
integer*2 data(*)
integer*4 n

Pascal
function blkqread(var data: Short; n: Short): longint;

DESCRIPTION

blkqread allows multiple entries to be read from the input queue.  This may be useful to programs running remotely.  It is called with an array of shorts and the length of this array in shorts.  blkqread returns the number of shorts in the array data (i.e., twice the number of event queue entries). 

SEE ALSO

qread

NOTE

This command can be used only in immediate mode. 

Version 2.4  —  May 08, 1986