PConfirmName
MPPPBPtr thePBptr; pointer to an NBPparms structure Boolean async; 0=await completion; 1=immediate return PConfirmName confirms that an entity known by name and address still exists (is still entered in the names directory).
thePBptr is a pointer to an NBPparms structure. Æ csCode short 2 26 always confirmName
Æ interval char 1 28 retry interval
´ count char 1 29 retry count
Æ entityPtr Ptr 4 30 pointer to entity name ¨ newSocket char 1 38 socket number
async is a Boolean value. Use FALSE for normal ( synchronous) operation or TRUE to enqueue the request and resume control immediately. See Async I/O.
noErr (0) No error
nbpNoConfirm (-1025) Name not confirmed
nbpConfDiff (-1026) Name confirmed for a different socket
Notes: entityPtr points to the entity's name (built using NBPSetEntity). confirmAddr specifies the address to be confirmed. No meta- characters
are allowed in the entity name. interval and count contain the retry
interval and the retry count. The socket number of the entity is returned in
When an entity wants to communicate via an AppleTalk network, it should
call PRegisterName to place its name and internet address in the names table. When an entity no longer wants to communicate on the network, or is
being shut down, it should call PLookupName, which returns a list of all entities with the name you specify. If you already know the address of an
entity, and want only to confirm that it still exists, call PConfirmName. network traffic.