HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation

HP OpenVMS DCL Dictionary

Obtains the current process name string. The F$PROCESS function has no arguments, but must be followed by parentheses.

Format

F$PROCESS()

Return Value

Arguments

None.

Example

$ NAME = F$PROCESS()
$ SHOW SYMBOL NAME
  NAME = "MARTIN"

      

In this example, the F$PROCESS function returns the current process name and assigns it to the symbol NAME.