/* From: ConPackets.c -  C. Scheppner, A. Finkel, P. Lindsay  CBM
 *   DOS packet example
 *   Requires 1.2
 * 
 */
#include <exec/types.h>
#include <exec/ports.h>
#include <exec/memory.h>
#include <libraries/dos.h>
#include <libraries/dosextens.h>
#include <proto/exec.h>
#include <proto/dos.h>

LONG sendpkt(struct MsgPort *, LONG, LONG *, LONG);

LONG sendpkt(pid,action,args,nargs)
struct MsgPort *pid;  /* process indentifier ... (handlers message port ) */
LONG action,          /* packet type ... (what you want handler to do )   */
     args[],          /* a pointer to a argument list */
     nargs;           /* number of arguments in list  */
   {
   struct MsgPort        *replyport;
   struct StandardPacket *packet;
 
   LONG  count, *pargs, res1;

   replyport = (struct MsgPort *) CreatePort(NULL,0);
   if(!replyport) return(NULL);

   packet = (struct StandardPacket *) 
      AllocMem((long)sizeof(struct StandardPacket),MEMF_PUBLIC|MEMF_CLEAR);
   if(!packet) 
      {
      DeletePort(replyport);
      return(NULL);
      }

   packet->sp_Msg.mn_Node.ln_Name = (char *)&(packet->sp_Pkt);
   packet->sp_Pkt.dp_Link         = &(packet->sp_Msg);
   packet->sp_Pkt.dp_Port         = replyport;
   packet->sp_Pkt.dp_Type         = action;

   /* copy the args into the packet */
   pargs = &(packet->sp_Pkt.dp_Arg1);       /* address of first argument */
   for(count=0;count < nargs;count++) 
      pargs[count]=args[count];
 
   PutMsg(pid,(struct Message *)packet); /* send packet */

   WaitPort(replyport);
   GetMsg(replyport); 

   res1 = packet->sp_Pkt.dp_Res1;

   FreeMem((char *)packet,(long)sizeof(struct StandardPacket));
   DeletePort(replyport); 

   return(res1);
}