COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Using HP COBOL in the OSS Environment

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006

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Files in the OSS Environment

In the OSS environment, you can use both OSS and Guardian files. OSS files are

either line sequential files (see Line Sequential Files) or sequential files with fixed-

length records and no alternate keys. Guardian files are all types of files that

HP COBOL programs can access in the Guardian environment. In the OSS

environment, both OSS and Guardian files must have OSS pathnames.

Topics:

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OSS Pathnames

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OSS Pathnames in HP COBOL Source Programs

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OSS Files in HP COBOL Source Programs

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#IN and #OUT

OSS Pathnames

In the OSS environment, both OSS files and Guardian files must have OSS

pathnames. These two topics briefly describe these pathnames. For further

information, see the Open System Services 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.

/ /

/E/OSS

ns ns

ns ns ns

node