Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual

About This Manual
This reference manual describes the syntax of most of the Guardian procedure calls.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This publication supports J06.03 and all subsequent J-series RVUs, H06.03 and all subsequent
H-series RVUs, and G06.27 and all subsequent G-series RVUs, until otherwise indicated by its
replacement publications.
To use increased Enscribe limits, the minimum RVUs are H06.28 and J06.17 with specific SPRs.
For a list of the required SPRs, see SPR Requirements for Increased Enscribe Limits for the
H06.28/J06.17 Release (page 31).
Intended Audience
This manual is for programmers who need to call Guardian procedures from their programs.
Familiarity with TAL or some other programming language is recommended.
New and Changed Information
Additional Changes to the H06.28/J06.17 RVU Manual (522629–038)
• Added new subsection, SPR Requirements for Increased Enscribe Limits for the H06.28/J06.17
Release (page 31).
• Revised the following procedure descriptions to indicate support for format 2 legacy
key-sequenced files with increased limits and enhanced key-sequenced files with increased
limits:
◦ ALTER Procedure (Superseded by FILE_ALTERLIST_ Procedure) (page 64)
◦ CHECKPOINT Procedure (Superseded by CHECKPOINTX Procedure) (page 142)
◦ CHECKPOINTMANY Procedure (Superseded by CHECKPOINTMANYX Procedure)
(page 145)
◦ CHECKPOINTMANYX Procedure (page 149)
◦ CHECKPOINTX Procedure (page 155)
◦ CREATE Procedure (Superseded by FILE_CREATELIST_ Procedure) (page 228)
◦ FILE_ALTERLIST_ Procedure (page 346)
◦ FILE_CREATE_ Procedure (page 385)
◦ FILE_CREATELIST_ Procedure (page 392)
◦ FILE_GETINFO_ Procedure (page 404)
◦ FILE_GETINFOLIST_ Procedure (page 411)
◦ FILE_GETINFOLISTBYNAME_ Procedure (page 429)
◦ FILE_GETLOCKINFO_ Procedure (page 434)
◦ FILE_GETSYNCINFO_ Procedure (page 447)
◦ FILE_OPEN_ Procedure (page 457)
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