International Business Machines Corporation

Robert L Wierwille

Thomas James Freund

Larry K Loucks

Gary E Leikam

Rebecca S Wood

Chij-Mehn Chang

A system for, and method of, providing an interface to an application program for accessing networking functions. The application program interface translates routines requesting networking functions to the operating system commands which contain facilities for accessing networking functions. In addition, the application program interface externalizes the operating system commands for use by the application program in accessing networking functions.

Application program interface to networking functions

A data communications system to provide for the dynamic modification of a queue of documents arranged sequentially for transmission. An operator interacts with the send queue by making the send queue selection from a menu of communication request tasks on a display. Selection of the addition to the send queue option invokes a routine to add a send job. Operator selection of the display send queue option invokes a routine to display the send queue in the display for review of the current send queue and its status. A delete send job option invokes a routine to allow the operator to delete any job from the send queue except the one currently being sent. The select next send job option invokes a routine to allow the operator to start or restart the sending process from any point within the send queue.

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Leander, TX, United States of America

Robert L Wierwille