Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

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FILE_CREATE_ Procedure
FILE_CREATE_ Procedure
Summary
Syntax for C Programmers
Syntax for TAL Programmers
Parameters
Considerations
Safeguard Considerations
OSS Considerations
Example
Related Programming Manuals
Summary
The FILE_CREATE_ procedure is used to define a new structured or unstructured disk
file. The file can be temporary (and therefore automatically deleted when closed) or
permanent. When a temporary file is created, FILE_CREATE_ returns the file name in
a form suitable for passing to the FILE_OPEN_ procedure.
Some file characteristics, such as alternate keys and partition information, cannot be
specified through this procedure; you must use the FILE_CREATELIST_ procedure to
specify them.
Syntax for C Programmers
#include <cextdecs(FILE_CREATE_)>
short FILE_CREATE_ ( char *filename
,short maxlen
,short *filenamelen
,[ short file-code ]
,[ short primary-extent-size ]
,[ short secondary-extent-size ]
,[ short maximum-extents ]
,[ short file-type ]
,[ short options ]
,[ short recordlen ]
,[ short blocklen ]
,[ short keylen ]
,[ short key-offset ] );