Arguments

 

semaphore-id

   OpenVMS usage identifier
   type          longword (unsigned)
   access        read only
   mechanism     by reference
   Identifier of the semaphore. The semaphore-id argument is the
   address of an unsigned longword containing the identifier.
 

amount

   OpenVMS usage word_signed
   type          word (signed)
   access        read only
   mechanism     by reference
   Value to add to the semaphore maximum. The amount argument is
   the address of a signed word containing the amount. Specify a
   positive value for amount to increase the maximum; specify a
   negative value to decrease the maximum.