Invokes the OpenVMS National Character Set (NCS) utility, which provides a convenient method of implementing alternative (non-ASCII) string collating sequences, typically using subsets of the DEC Multinational character set. NCS also facilitates the implementation of string conversion functions.

For more information about the NCS utility, see the OpenVMS National Character Set Utility Manual (available on the Documentation CD-ROM) or online help.

Format

NCS [filespec[,...]]