---
name: "CreateSemaphoreW"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-doc"
version: "0.0.981018-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/CreateSemaphoreW"
---

# CreateSemaphoreW(3w)

CreateSemaphore32W (KERNEL32.175)

## NAME

CreateSemaphoreW - CreateSemaphore32W   (KERNEL32.175)

## SYNOPSIS

**HANDLE32 CreateSemaphoreW**\
 **(**\
\
 	**SECURITY\_ATTRIBUTES \*sa,**\
\
 	**LONG initial,**\
\
 	**LONG max,**\
\
 	**LPCWSTR name**\
 **);**

## DESCRIPTION

CreateSemaphore32W   (KERNEL32.175).

## SEE ALSO

[CreateSemaphoreA(3w)](/man/CreateSemaphoreA/3w.md), [OpenSemaphoreA(3w)](/man/OpenSemaphoreA/3w.md), [OpenSemaphoreW(3w)](/man/OpenSemaphoreW/3w.md), [ReleaseSemaphore(3w)](/man/ReleaseSemaphore/3w.md)