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Q30821: MASM 5.10 OS2.DOC: OS/2 Call Summary - Video Output

Article: Q30821
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 26-MAY-1988

The following information is from the Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version 5.10 OS2.DOC file.

OS/2 Call Summary
Video output constant - INCL_VIO

   @VioRegister - Registers a video subsystem within a screen group
   Parameters - ModuleName:PZ, EntryPoint:PZ, FunctionMask1:D, FunctionMask2:

   @VioDeRegister - Deregisters a previously registered video subsystem
   Parameters - None

   @VioGetBuf - Returns the address of the logical video buffer
   Parameters - LVBPtr:PD, Length:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioGetCurPos - Returns the cursor position
   Parameters - Row:PW, Column:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioSetCurPos - Sets the cursor position
   Parameters - Row:W, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioGetCurType - Returns the cursor type
   Parameters - CursorData:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOCURSORINFO

   @VioSetCurType - Sets the cursor type
   Parameters - CursorData:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOCURSORINFO

   @VioGetMode - Returns display mode information
   Parameters - ModeData:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOMODEINFO

   @VioSetMode - Sets the display mode
   Parameters - ModeData:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOMODEINFO

   @VioGetPhysBuf - Returns the address of the physical video buffer
   Parameters - Structure:PS, Reserved:W
   Structure - VIOPHYSBUF

   @VioReadCellStr - Reads a string of character-attributes (cells)
                     from screen
   Parameters - CellStr:PW, Length:PW, Row:W, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioReadCharStr - Reads a string of characters from screen
   Parameters - CharStr:PB, Length:PW, Row:W, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtCellStr - Writes a string of character-attributes (cells) to
                    screen
   Parameters - CellStr:PB, Length:W, Row:W, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtCharStr - Writes a string of characters to screen
   Parameters - CharStr:PB, Length:W, Row:W, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioScrollDn - Scrolls the current screen down
   Parameters - TopRow:W, LeftCol:W, BotRow:W, RightCol:W, Lines:W
                Cell:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioScrollUp - Scrolls the current screen up
   Parameters - TopRow:W, LeftCol:W, BotRow:W, RightCol:W, Lines:W
                Cell:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioScrollLf - Scrolls the current screen left
   Parameters - TopRow:W, LeftCol:W, BotRow:W, RightCol:W, Lines:W
                Cell:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioScrollRt - Scrolls the current screen right
   Parameters - TopRow:W, LeftCol:W, BotRow:W, RightCol:W, Lines:W
                Cell:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtNAttr - Writes an attribute to the screen a specified number of
                  times
   Parameters - Attr:PB, Times:W, Row:w, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtNCell - Writes a character-attribute (cell) to the screen
                  a specified number of times
   Parameters - Cell:PW, Times:W, Row:w, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtNChar - Writes a character to the screen a specified number of
                  times
   Parameters - Char:PB, Times:W, Row:w, Column:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtTTy - Writes a character string from the current cursor position
   Parameters - CharString:PB, Length:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioWrtCharStrAtt - Writes a string of characters with a repeated
                       attribute to screen
   Parameters - CharStr:PB, Length:W, Row:W, Column:W, Attr:PB, VioHandle:W

   @VioShowBuf - Updates the physical display with the logical video buffer
   Parameters - Offset:W, Length:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioSetAnsi - Activates or deactivates ANSI support
   Parameters - Indicator:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioGetAnsi - Returns the current ANSI state (on or off)
   Parameters - Indicator:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioPrtSc - Copies the contents of the screen to the printer
   Parameters - VioHandle:W

   @VioPrtScToggle - Toggles whether session manager input is sent to printer
   Parameters - VioHandle:W

   @VioSavRedrawWait - Notifies a process that it must save or redraw
                       its screen
   Parameters - SavRedrawIndic:W, NotifyType:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioSavRedrawUndo - Cancels a VioSavRedrawWait issued by another thread
                       within the same process
   Parameters - OwnerIndic:W, KillIndic:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioModeWait - Notifies a graphics application that it must restore its
                  video mode
   Parameters - RequestType:W, NotifyType:PW, Reserved:W

   @VioModeUndo - Enables one thread within a process to cancel a VioModeWait
                  issued by another thread in the same process
   Parameters - OwnerIndic:W, KillIndic:W, Reserved:W

   @VioScrLock - Locks the screen for I/O
   Parameters - WaitFlag:W, Status:PB, VioHandle:W

   @VioScrUnLock - Unlocks the screen for I/O
   Parameters - VioHandle:W

   @VioPopUp - Requests a temporary screen to display a message
   Parameters - WaitFlags:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioEndPopUp - Releases a temporary screen obtained from a previous
                  VioPopUp
   Parameters - VioHandle:W

   @VioGetConfig - Returns the configuration of the video display
   Parameters - Reserved:W, ConfigData:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOCONFIGINFO

   @VioGetFont - Returns either the font table of the specified size, or the
                 font currently in use
   Parameters - RequestBlock:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOFONTINFO

   @VioSetFont - Downloads a display font
   Parameters - RequestBlock:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structure - VIOFONTINFO

   @VioGetCp - Returns the code page being used by the specified handle
   Parameters - Reserved:W, CodePageID:PW, VioHandle:W

   @VioSetCp - Sets the code page to be used by the specified handle
   Parameters - Reserved:W, CodePageID:W, VioHandle:W

   @VioGetState - Returns the current setting of either the palette registers
                  overscan (border) color, or blink/background intensity
                  switch
   Parameters - RequestBlock:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structures - VIOPALSTATE, VIOOVERSCAN, or VIOINTENSITY

   @VioSetState - Sets either the palette registers, overscan (border) color,
                  or blink/background intensity switch
   Parameters - RequestBlock:PS, VioHandle:W
   Structures - VIOPALSTATE, VIOOVERSCAN, or VIOINTENSITY

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