pid = parstart(funcname_str, argin1, ..., arginn)
pid
(int64) - the process ID code (-1 if the process could not be started)
funcname_str
(string) - function name to be called
argin1 ... arginn
(any type) - input arguments to the function
still_running_flag = running(pid)
still_running_flag
(bool)
pid
(int64) - the process ID returned from parstart
d = get_data(pid)
d
(struct or []) - output parameters from the function
pid
(int64) - the process ID returned from parstart