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   NAME
	CheckIO -- get the status of an IORequest

   SYNOPSIS
	result = CheckIO(IORequest)
	D0		 A1

	struct IORequest *CheckIO(struct IORequest *);

   FUNCTION
	This function determines the current state of an I/O request and
	returns FALSE if the I/O has not yet completed.  This function
	effectively hides the internals of the I/O completion mechanism.

	CheckIO() will NOT remove the returned IORequest from the reply port.
	This is best performed with WaitIO(). If the request has already
	completed, WaitIO() will return quickly. Use of the Remove()
	function is dangerous, since other tasks may still be adding things
	to your message port; a Disable() would be required.

	This function should NOT be used to busy loop (looping until IO is
	complete).  WaitIO() is provided for that purpose.

   INPUTS
	iORequest - pointer to an I/O request block

   RESULTS
	result - NULL if I/O is still in progress.  Otherwise
		 D0 points to the IORequest block.

   NOTE
	CheckIO can hang if called on an IORequest that has never been used.
	This occurs if LN_TYPE of the IORequest is set to "NT_MESSAGE".
	Instead simply set LN_TYPE to 0.

   SEE ALSO
	DoIO(), SendIO(), WaitIO(), AbortIO()


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