Description:
Associate a graphics workstation with the specified Graphics Device
Parameter and return a GKS Workstation Identifier to reference it. In GKS terms, the
following actions occur – If GKS is not already open, it is opened and, if the workstation
associated with the device parameter is not already open, that too is opened and activated.
Invocation
CALL GKS_ASSOC ( PNAME, MODE, WKID, STATUS )
Arguments
PNAME =
CHARACTER()
(Given)
Expression specifying the name of a Graphics Device Parameter.
MODE =
CHARACTER()
(Given)
Expression specifying the access mode - ’READ’, ’WRITE’ or ’UPDATE’, as appropriate.
WKID = INTEGER (Returned)
A Variable to contain the Workstation Identifier.
STATUS =
INTEGER (Given and returned)
The global status.
Notes:
The facility whereby update mode does
not to clear the workstation is specific to RAL GKS and is not implemented for all workstations.
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