COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Using HP COBOL in the OSS Environment
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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OSS Pathnames
OSS Pathnames for OSS Files
The OSS pathname of an OSS file has this format:
OSS
specifies that the file is an OSS file (the default). If OSS is specified, the entire
pathname must be enclosed in quotation marks.
node
specifies the name of a remote node. The operating system on the node must be
version D40.00 or later, and the node must have a compatible OSS name server.
/
specifies the root directory when it appears at the beginning of a pathname;
elsewhere, it separates directory names and file names.
directory
is the name of a directory. A directory name can contain any characters except
slash (/) and the NULL character (zero). Its first character cannot be a hyphen (-).
Its maximum length is NAME_MAX characters, as defined by the limitsh header
file. If directory contains special characters, the entire pathname must be
enclosed in quotation marks.
These directory names have special meanings:
Directory Name Meaning
. OSS current working directory
.. Parent directory of the OSS current working directory
/ /
/E/OSS
ns ns
ns ns ns
node
directory
filename
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