---
name: "XmTransferStartRequest"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmotif"
version: "2.3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XmTransferStartRequest"
---

# XmTransferStartRequest(3)

A toolkit function that begins a MULTIPLE transfer

## NAME

**XmTransferStartRequest** — A toolkit function that begins a MULTIPLE transfer

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Transfer.h>

void XmTransferStartRequest(
XtPointer transfer_id);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmTransferStartRequest** begins a **MULTIPLE** request. The **MULTIPLE** request may contain one or more calls to **XmTransferValue**. Your application concludes a **MULTIPLE** request by calling **XmTransferSendRequest**.

**XmTransferStartRequest** is typically called by a destination callback or by a transfer procedure.

- **transfer\_id**

  Specifies a unique indentifier for the data transfer operation. You should use the **transfer\_id** passed in the **XmDestinationCallbackStruct** or **XmSelectionCallbackStruct**.

## RELATED

[**XmTransferSetParameters**(3)](/XmTransferSetParameters/3.md), [**XmTransferSendRequest**(3)](/XmTransferSendRequest/3.md), and [**XmTransferValue**(3)](/XmTransferValue/3.md).