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DosGetHostMode() Get current DOS extender host mode (DPMI, VCPI, XMS).
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Function : Get the current DOS extender host mode (DPMI, VCPI, XMS).
Syntax : USHORT BLXAPI DosGetHostMode(BYTE *hostmode);
hostmode Pointer to a byte to receive the host mode.
Return : Host mode indicator byte.
This function is used to determine under which host mode the DOS extended
program is running.
Example:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <blx286.h>
void main (void)
{
BYTE hostmode ;
if(DosGetHostMode(&hostmode) == 0 )
{
printf("The host mode is ");
switch(hostmode)
{
case BliHostDPMI :
printf("DPMI");
break;
case BliHostVCPI :
printf("VCPI");
break;
case BliHostXMS :
printf("XMS");
break;
default :
printf("Unknown!!");
}
}
}
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