COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Programmer’s Guide and the filename(5) reference page either online or in the Open System
Services System Calls Reference Manual.
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:
MeaningDirectory Name
OSS current working directory.
Parent directory of the OSS current working directory..
file-name
is the name of a file. A file 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 file-name contains special characters,
the entire pathname must be enclosed in quotation marks.
714 Using HP COBOL in the OSS Environment