| Input Parameters | Significance |
| none | - |
| Output Parameters | Significance |
| none | - |
| Return Code | Significance |
| 0 | all ok |
| 1 | locking flag not changed before |
| -1 | no graphical interface initialized |
Only call this function after you have successfully (return code = 0) released the communication locking using the function dal_gfi_fre_loc.