Inside Macintosh: Open Transport /

Chapter 6 - Configuration Management / Configuration Management Reference

Functions / Initializing and Closing Open Transport

InitOpenTransportUtilities

Initializes only that part of the Open Transport software that handles ports.

C INTERFACE

OSStatus InitOpenTransportUtilities(void);

C++ INTERFACES

None. C++ applications use the C interface to this function.

DESCRIPTION

The InitOpenTransportUtilities function initializes only that portion of the Open Transport software that handles ports. Call this function before using other Open Transport functions. A return value other than kOTNoError indicates that the Open Transport software is not installed.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

If your program uses the Apple Shared Library Manager (ASLM), you must call the InitLibraryManager function to initialize it before calling the InitOpenTransportUtilities function.

SEE ALSO

To open and load all of the Open Transport software, use the InitOpenTransport function (page 6-23).

To find out whether the Open Transport software is installed, use the Gestalt function, which is described in Inside Macintosh: Operating System Utilities and whose returned response bits are described in the section "The Gestalt Selector and Response Bits" (page 6-15).

For a set of steps to follow when initializing Open Transport, see the section "Initializing Open Transport" (page 6-9).

To close the Open Transport software, use the CloseOpenTransport function (page 6-26).