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echo: os2prog
to: Jonathan de Boyne Pollard
from: Norbert Richter
date: 1996-05-17 02:21:54
subject: profile

>> The PrfXxxxx are part of the PM API.  Without PM, they are
  >> unavailable.

 JdBP> This is slightly misleading.  You can use the Profile
 JdBP> functions from non-PM applications. 

 JdBP> To use a Profile function from a text application, simply pass
 JdBP> zero as the anchor block handle.

This doesn't always work without running PM.

Boot from disk and try to run a textmode program with Prf... functions and
a zero anchor block handle. You will get an error.

Ciao
    Norbert

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