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Descriptions of OpenVMS Manuals
9.2 Manuals in the OpenVMS Documentation Set
OpenVMS RTL Screen Management (SMG$) Manual
Documents the screen management routines contained in the SMG$ facility of
the OpenVMS Run-Time Library. Indicates which routines are specific to Alpha
or VAX, as well as how routines function differently on each system.
OpenVMS RTL String Manipulation (STR$) Manual
Documents the string manipulation routines contained in the STR$ facility of the
OpenVMS Run-Time Library. Indicates which routines are specific to Alpha or
VAX, as well as how routines function differently on each system.
OpenVMS System Messages: Companion Guide for Help Message Users
Describes features of the Help Message facility, a tool that you can use to display
message descriptions. Describes the HELP/MESSAGE command and qualifiers
and also includes detailed information about customizing the Help Message
database. Also provides descriptions of messages that can occur when the system
and Help Message are not fully operable.
OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual
Presents the set of routines that the operating system uses to control resources,
allow process communication, control I/O, and perform other such operating
system functions. This manual is in two volumes.
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual
Describes the routines that allow a program to use the callable interface of
selected OpenVMS utilities.
OpenVMS VAX RTL Mathematics (MTH$) Manual
Documents the mathematics routines contained in the MTH$ facility of
the OpenVMS Run-Time Library, which is relevant only to programmers
using OpenVMS VAX. (Alpha programmers should refer to Compaq Portable
Mathematics Library.)
OpenVMS VAX System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual
Explains how to use the System Dump Analyzer utility to investigate system
failures and examine a running OpenVMS VAX system. VAX programmers
should refer to this manual; Alpha programmers should refer to the OpenVMS
Alpha System Dump Analyzer Utility Manual.
POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility Developer’s Guide
Describes the procedure and provides guidelines for developing software products
that will be installed using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility.
Intended for developers who are designing installation procedures for software
products layered on the OpenVMS operating system.
VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual
Documents both the assembler directives of VAX MACRO and the VAX instruction
set.
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
Describes how to provide high data availability with phase II volume shadowing.
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