Scilab function
Last update : 28/06/2005

pvm_config - sends a message

### Calling Sequence

  `res = pvm_config()`

### Parameters

- `res`list of 7 elements such that:
  - `(1)`: integer returning the number of hosts (pvmds) in the virtual machine.
  - `(2)`: integer returning the number of different data formats being used.
  - `(3)`: integer returning pvmd task ID for host.
  - `(4)`: character string returning name of host.
  - `(5)`: character string returning architecture name of host
  - `(6)`: integer returning relative speed of host. Default value is 1000.
  - `(7)`: integer status code returned by the routine.

### Description

`pvm_config` returns information about the present virtual machine. The information returned is similar to that available from the console command.

The `pvm_config` function returns information about the entire virtual machine in one call.

The returned value `res(7)`will be zero if the call is successful and will be will be < 0 if some error occurs.

### Examples

    if pvm_start()==0 then
        res = pvm_config()
        pvm_halt()
    end

### See Also

`pvm_start`, `pvm_tasks`,