COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Libraries and Utility Routines
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Defined Portions of Saved Messages
Defined Portions of Saved Messages
The SMU routines operate on the ASSIGN, PARAM, and startup messages, which
have standard sets of defined portions.
The PARAM message portions consist of the set of parameter names and their values.
A legal parameter name identifier is any combination of letters, digits, hyphens, and
circumflexes. It can contain a maximum of 30 characters.
Table 13-13. Portions of the ASSIGN Message
Portion What It Identifies Portion Type
LOGICALNAME Logical unit name Text message portion
TANDEMNAME File-system file name Text message portion
PRIEXT Primary extent size Integer message portion
SECEXT Secondary extent size Integer message portion
FILECODE File code Integer message portion
EXCLUSION Exclusion mode Integer message portion
ACCESS Access mode Integer message portion
RECSIZE Record size Integer message portion
BLKSIZE Block size Integer message portion
Table 13-14. Portions of the Startup Message
Portion What It Identifies Portion Type
VOLUME Default volume and subvolume names Text message portion
IN Input file name Text message portion
OUT Output file name Text message portion
STRING Message’s parameter string Text message portion
Table 13-15. Portions of the PARAM Message
Portion What It Identifies Portion Type
Parameter name Associated parameter value Text message portion