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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COBOL85^SPECIAL^OPEN and
COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_
Partitioned Disk Files
When the parameter open-type has the value 3, the COBOL85^SPECIAL^OPEN or
COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_ routine opens a partitioned disk file even though some
partitions cannot be accessed. (The OPEN statement requires all partitions to be
accessible.)
library-reference
is a mnemonic-name in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph. For the COBOL85
compiler, this mnemonic-name is associated with either
$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.CBL85UTL or some other object file containing an object
copy of COBOL85^SPECIAL^OPEN. For the NMCOBOL compiler, this mnemonic-
name is associated with either $SYSTEM.SYSnn.ZCOBSRL or some other object
file containing an object copy of COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_.
file-name
is the name of a COBOL data file; that is, a file described in a File Description
entry. It must be an FD name associated with a file-system file name that specifies
a disk file (device type 3).
open-type
is a numeric operand whose value (after truncation to an integer value, if
necessary) is 3. The value 3 signifies the opening of a partitioned disk file, even
though some partitions cannot be accessed.
ENTER COBOL85^SPECIAL^OPEN
" "
COBOL_SPECIAL_OPEN_
USING
library-reference
file-name
OF
return-codeGIVING
exclusion
sync-depth
time-limits
open-mode
ns ns
open-type= 3
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