Hi Tom,

Try this...

    HPCIGETVAR(14, varname, &status,
        10,&strlen,
         2, varvalu,
         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);

The procedure HPCIGETVAR is defined as extensible 14. There are only 14
parameters to this routine, the varname, the status and 6 pairs of item/itemnums.
Therefore ALL 14 are required. No idea why it's defined as extensible when
all parameters are required to be passed anyway.

HTH

Bill
HP/CSY
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>    HPCIGETVAR(/* PARM COUNT: */ 6,
>        varname,&status,
>        10,&strlen,
>         2, varvalu);
>
>doesn't "fail spectactularly" -- it just simply fails...
>
>R:[/EMERSON/WORK]> gcc -o psysidx psysidx.c
>R:[/EMERSON/WORK]> ./psysidx
>The system name starts with Z
>
>[the output should have been "the system name starts with R", since
>HPSYSNAME has the value "RAVEN"]
>