HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation

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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