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Guide to OpenVMS File Applications

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A
Access
    direct
    random
    sequential #1
    sequential #2
    shared
        in an OpenVMS Cluster
    to files
    to process-permanent files
ACCESS attributes
Access categories
Accessibility field #1
Accessibility field #2
Accessing files on ODS-5 disks, VAX systems
ACLs (access control lists)
    as protection basis
    compared with UIC protection
ACP truncation
    determining factors
    error
    using the FAB$V_TEF bit
Active Streams field, interpretations of zero reading
ADD command
AGAIN command
Allocation #1
Allocation #2
Allocation #3
ALLOCATION attribute #1
ALLOCATION attribute #2
Allocation-quantity option
Alternate indexes
Alternate keys #1
Alternate keys #2
Alternate record structure
Analysis section #1
Analysis section #2
Analysis section #3
ANALYSIS_OF_AREA section #1
ANALYSIS_OF_AREA section #2
ANALYSIS_OF_KEY section #1
ANALYSIS_OF_KEY section #2
Analyze/RMS_File utility (ANALYZE/RMS_FILE) #1
Analyze/RMS_File utility (ANALYZE/RMS_FILE) #2
Analyze/RMS_File utility (ANALYZE/RMS_FILE) #3
    commands
    default file type
    examining prologs
    file optimizing
    with FDL files
.ANL file type
ANSI magnetic tape
    file names
    standard
    volumes #1
    volumes #2
        format
ANY_CYLINDER option
Application design
    shared access consideration
    space consideration
    speed consideration
Area default extension quantity
AREA DESCRIPTOR structure
Area options
Areas
    defining multiple in an FDL file
    multiple on a volume set
ASCII character set
ASSIGN command, /TRANSLATION_ATTRIBUTES qualifier
Asynchronous operations #1
Asynchronous operations #2
    performance
Attributes
    creation by the Edit/FDL utility
    primary
Auto extend size selections
Auto extends
    for Block I/O with sequential files
    for indexed files
    how to establish default quantity
    maximized value
    minimal size
    size selection
    specifying size
B
Backup log file
Backup operations
Backup utility (BACKUP)
    eliminating extents
    making archive copies
Bad block file
BADBLK.SYS file
BADLOG.SYS file
Base character set
BASIC USEROPEN routine #1
BASIC USEROPEN routine #2
BEST_TRY_CONTIGUOUS attribute #1
BEST_TRY_CONTIGUOUS attribute #2
Binary data
BITMAP.SYS file
Bitmaps
    index file
    storage
Bits per inch (bits/inch)
Block I/O
Block length field
Block size options
Block span options
    effect on maximum record size
    FDL RECORD section
Blocked record
Blocks #1
Blocks #2
Blocks #3
BLOCK_IO attribute
BLOCK_SPAN attribute #1
BLOCK_SPAN attribute #2
Bootstrap block
BOT markers
Bucket size options #1
Bucket size options #2
    considering performance
    for indexed files
    for relative files
    relative to index depth
    with multiple areas
Bucket splits #1
Bucket splits #2
Bucket splits #3
    cleaning up
    minimizing
Buckets #1
Buckets #2
    boundary
    definition
    reclaiming #1
    reclaiming #2
BUCKET_SIZE attribute #1
BUCKET_SIZE attribute #2
BUCKET_SIZE attribute #3
Buffer areas, requirement for Get service
Buffer caches #1
Buffer caches #2
    for storing index levels
    types
    using with multistreaming
Buffer-offset length field
Buffered I/O, byte count quota
Buffering techniques
Buffers
    I/O #1
    I/O #2
    key #1
    key #2
    key #3
    local #1
    local #2
    local #3
    multiple
    number of #1
    number of #2
    number of #3
    record header #1
    record header #2
    record header #3
    selecting for optimum performance
    space allocation
    user #1
    user #2
/BUFFER_COUNT qualifier #1
/BUFFER_COUNT qualifier #2
/BUFFER_COUNT qualifier #3
Bytes
C
C, sample search key option program
Caches
    buffer
        for file sharing
        global
        specifying as read-only
        with multiple buffers
    memory #1
    memory #2
    memory #3
    memory #4
        for file sharing
        for random processing
        for storing index
        relative to bucket size
    process local
Calling FDL$PARSE and FDL$RELEASE from a Pascal program
Carriage return terminator for stream records
CARRIAGE_CONTROL attribute
Case, multiple file versions
CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) #1
CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) #2
    concepts
    formats
    using Digital System Identifiers
    volume structure
Cells
    fixed-length
    record structure and
/CHECK qualifier
Check report #1
Check report #2
Clusters, disk allocation
COBOL
    calling CONVERT routines from
    calling FDL$CREATE from
Command procedures
Completion status code field
Compound characters
Compound documents
Concurrent Access, global section
Connect service
    asynchronous operations and
    effect on next-record position
Contiguity
    FAB and XAB fields
CONTIGUOUS attribute #1
CONTIGUOUS attribute #2
Contiguous-best-try option
Contiguous-best-try request
Contiguous option
Contiguous request
CONTIN.SYS file
Continuation files
CONTROL_FIELD_SIZE attribute
Convert/Reclaim utility (CONVERT/RECLAIM) #1
Convert/Reclaim utility (CONVERT/RECLAIM) #2
    using with Prolog 3 files #1
    using with Prolog 3 files #2
Convert utility (CONVERT) #1
Convert utility (CONVERT) #2
    creating data files #1
    creating data files #2
    making a file contiguous
    populating a file
    reorganizing files
    reorganizing noncontiguous files #1
    reorganizing noncontiguous files #2
    using with Prolog 3 files
    with corrupted files #1
    with corrupted files #2
    with FDL files
    with Prolog 1 and Prolog 2 files
COPY command
    /CONTIGUOUS qualifier #1
    /CONTIGUOUS qualifier #2
Core image file
CORIMG.SYS file
Count field for variable-length records
Create/FDL utility (CREATE/FDL) #1
Create/FDL utility (CREATE/FDL) #2
Create/FDL utility (CREATE/FDL) #3
    maintaining files
Create-if option #1
Create-if option #2
Create-if option #3
/CREATE qualifier
Create service #1
Create service #2
Create service #3
Create service #4
    for process-permanent files
CREATE_IF attribute
Creation date field
    zero creation date
Creation-time options
    contiguous space allocation
    defining file characteristics
    using RMS
    using the Edit/FDL utility
Ctrl/Z key sequence
Current context
    current-record position
    listed for OpenVMS record management services
    next-record position
Current-record position #1
Current-record position #2
Cylinders #1
Cylinders #2
    boundary
    options for


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