When a connection to a note pad is successfully created, XCF constructs a 32 byte connection token to represent the connection. When the create request returns from the XCF Note Pad Services, the IXCNOTE macro expansion stores this connection token in the storage area designated by the CONNECTION keyword. A copy of this token must be passed on subsequent IXCNOTE requests that manipulate the connection or access notes in the note pad. Note that the requester must carefully preserve the connection token because the create request is the only opportunity to acquire the token. XCF does not make the token available via any other service or IXCNOTE request.