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.TH PICL_INITIALIZE 3PICL "Mar 28, 2000"
.SH NAME
picl_initialize \- initiate a session with the PICL daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lpicl\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <picl.h>

\fBint\fR \fBpicl_initialize\fR(\fBvoid\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBpicl_initialize()\fR function opens the daemon door file and initiates a
session with the PICL daemon running on the system.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
Upon successful completion, \fB0\fR is returned. On failure, this function
returns a non-negative integer, \fBPICL_FAILURE\fR.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPICL_NOTSUPPORTED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Version not supported
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPICL_FAILURE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
General system failure
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBPICL_NORESPONSE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Daemon not responding
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	MT-Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR picl_shutdown (3PICL),
.BR attributes (7)