ACTION_HEADER  6QM7RZ 

The ACTION_HEADER structure contains information about an action. This action is an extension to the standard transport interface.

typedef struct _ACTION_HEADER { 

    ULONG   transport_id;

    USHORT  action_code;

    USHORT  reserved;

} ACTION_HEADER;

 

Members

transport_id

Specifies the transport provider. This member can be used to check the validity of the request by the transport.

This member is always a four-character string. All strings starting with the letter M are reserved, as shown in the following example:

String

Meaning

M000

All transports

MNBF

NBF

MABF

AsyBEUI

MXNS

XNS

 

action_code

Specifies the action.

reserved

Reserved.

 

Remarks

The scope of the action is determined by the ncb_lsn and ncb_num members of the NCB structure, as follows:

 

ncb_lsn = 0

ncb_lsn != 0

ncb_num = 0

Action applies to control channel associated with the valid LAN adapter.

Action applies to connection identifier associated with the valid local session number.

ncb_num != 0

Action applies to address associated with the valid LAN adapter.

Illegal combination.

 

See Also

NCB