HP OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual

Chapter 17
17	National Character Set (NCS) Utility Routines
17.1	Introduction to NCS Routines
17.1.1	List of NCS Routines
17.1.2	Sample Application Process
17.2	Using the NCS Utility Routines: Examples
17.3	NCS Routines
Command 185	NCS$COMPARE
Command 186	NCS$CONVERT
Command 187	NCS$END_CF
Command 188	NCS$END_CS
Command 189	NCS$GET_CF
Command 190	NCS$GET_CS
Command 191	NCS$RESTORE_CF
Command 192	NCS$RESTORE_CS
Command 193	NCS$SAVE_CF
Command 194	NCS$SAVE_CS
Chapter 18
18	Print Symbiont Modification (PSM) Routines
18.1	Introduction to PSM Routines
18.2	Print Symbiont Overview
18.2.1	Components of the Print Symbiont
18.2.2	Creation of the Print Symbiont Process
18.2.3	Symbiont Streams
18.2.4	Symbiont and Job Controller Functions
18.2.5	Print Symbiont Internal Logic
18.3	Symbiont Modification Procedure
18.3.1	Guidelines and Restrictions
18.3.2	Writing an Input Routine
18.3.2.1	Internal Logic of the Symbiont's Main Input Routine
18.3.2.2	Symbiont Processing of Carriage Control
18.3.3	Writing a Format Routine
18.3.3.1	Internal Logic of the Symbiont's Main Format Routine
18.3.4	Writing an Output Routine
18.3.4.1	Internal Logic of the Symbiont's Main Output Routine
18.3.5	Other Function Codes
18.3.6	Writing a Symbiont Initialization Routine
18.3.7	Integrating a Modified Symbiont
18.4	Using the PSM Routines: An Example
18.5	PSM Routines
Command 195	PSM$PRINT
Command 196	PSM$READ_ITEM_DX
Command 197	PSM$REPLACE
Command 198	PSM$REPORT
Command 199	USER-FORMAT-ROUTINE
Command 200	USER-INPUT-ROUTINE
Command 201	USER-OUTPUT-ROUTINE
Chapter 19
19	Symbiont/Job Controller Interface (SMB) Routines
19.1	Introduction to SMB Routines
19.1.1	Types of Symbiont
19.1.2	Symbionts Supplied with the Operating System
19.1.3	Symbiont Behavior in the OpenVMS Environment
19.1.4	Writing a Symbiont
19.1.5	Guidelines for Writing a Symbiont
19.1.6	The Symbiont/Job Controller Interface Routines
19.1.7	Choosing the Symbiont Environment
19.1.7.1	Synchronous Versus Asynchronous Delivery of Requests
19.1.7.2	Single-Streaming Versus Multistreaming
19.1.8	Reading Job Controller Requests
19.1.9	Processing Job Controller Requests
19.1.10	Responding to Job Controller Requests
19.2	SMB Routines
Command 202	SMB$CHECK_FOR_MESSAGE
Command 203	SMB$INITIALIZE
Command 204	SMB$READ_MESSAGE
Command 205	SMB$READ_MESSAGE_ITEM
Command 206	SMB$SEND_TO_JOBCTL
Chapter 20
20	Sort/Merge (SOR) Routines
20.1	High-Performance Sort/Merge (Alpha Only)
20.1.1	High-Performance SOR Routine Behavior
20.1.2	Using Threads with High-Performance Sort/Merge
20.2	Introduction to SOR Routines
20.2.1	Arguments to SOR Routines
20.2.2	Interfaces to SOR Routines
20.2.2.1	Sort Operation Using File Interface
20.2.2.2	Sort Operation Using Record Interface
20.2.2.3	Merge Operation Using File Interface
20.2.2.4	Merge Operation Using Record Interface
20.2.3	Reentrancy
20.3	Using the SOR Routines: Examples
20.4	SOR Routines
Command 207	SOR$BEGIN_MERGE
Command 208	SOR$BEGIN_SORT
Command 209	SOR$DTYPE
Command 210	SOR$END_SORT
Command 211	SOR$PASS_FILES
Command 212	SOR$RELEASE_REC
Command 213	SOR$RETURN_REC
Command 214	SOR$SORT_MERGE
Command 215	SOR$SPEC_FILE
Command 216	SOR$STAT
Chapter 21
21	Traceback Facility (TBK) Routines
21.1	Introduction to TBK Routines
21.2	Using TBK Routines---Example
21.2.1	TBK$I64_SYMBOLIZE Example---Part 1
21.2.2	TBK$I64_SYMBOLIZE Example---Part 2
21.2.3	TBK$I64_SYMBOLIZE Example---Part 3
21.3	TBK Routines
Command 217	TBK$I64_SYMBOLIZE
Command 218	TBK$ALPHA_SYMBOLIZE