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European MS-DOS 4.0 - GETMEM - OBTAIN ACCESS TO SHARED MEMORY AREA

AX = 8401h
CX = flags
bit 7:
Writable segment (ignored by MS-DOS 4.0).
DS:DX -> ASCIZ name (must begin with "\SHAREMEM\")

Return:
CF clear if successful
AX = segment address of shared memory global object
CX = size in bytes
CF set on error
AX = error code (invalid name)

Desc: Get address of a previously-created area of memory which may be accessed by multiple processes

Note: This call increments the reference count for the shared memory area

See Also: AX=8400h - AX=8402h

Category: DOS Kernel - Int 21h - E

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