Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual
NSK_FLOAT_TNS32_TO_IEEE64_ Procedure;IEEE floating
point
conversion procedures
NSK_FLOAT_TNS32_TO_IEEE64_, 878
NSK_FLOAT_TNS64_TO_IEEE64_ Procedure;IEEE floating
point
conversion procedures
NSK_FLOAT_TNS64_TO_IEEE64_, 878
Null process handle, creating, 1140
Null value for an alternate-key field, 232
NUMBEREDIT procedure, 881
NUMIN procedure, 883
NUMOUT procedure, 885
O
O edit descriptor, 1564
Object file, obtaining information about, 888
OBJFILE_GETINFOLIST_ procedure, 888
OC modifier, 1566
Octal edit descriptor, 1564
Odd unstructured files, 236, 389, 400
OLDFILENAME_TO_FILENAME_ procedure, 893
OLDSYSMSG_TO_NEWSYSMSG_ procedure, 895
Open files
closing, 169, 362
maximum, 462, 901
Open flags, obtaining, 553
OPEN procedure
description of, 897
flags, parameters, 898
functions, 897
Open table, searching for lost openers, 921
OPEN^FILE procedure, 908
OPENEDIT procedure, 175, 914
OPENEDIT_ procedure, 176, 917
OPENER_LOST_ procedure, 921
OPENINFO procedure, 925
Opening a file
description of, 457, 897
for a backup process, 140, 471
same parameters for CHECKOPEN as OPEN, 140
Opens, limit on number of, 462, 901
Operational state, of a processor, 1176
Operations
for CHECK^FILE procedure, 127
for CONTROL procedure, 207
Operations for SET^FILE procedure, 1312
OSS process
arguments, 1034
ctty, 1027
group leader, 1034
obtaining information about, 1005, 1012
parameter, 1033
parent pid, 1034
pid, 1011
program pathname, 1034
session leader, 1027
start time, 1034
times() function, 1034
OSS-related procedures, PROCESS_GETINFOLIST_, 1005,
1012
OSS_PID_NULL_ procedure, 929
Overflow character modifier, 1566
P
P edit descriptor, 1553
P register values, 72
P specifier, 1568
Packed line format in an EDIT file, 932, 1206, 1439
PACKEDIT procedure, 932
PAID, 67, 982, 1009, 1128, 1131
PAID compared with CAID, 243, 1009, 1131
Partially qualified file name
defined, 1536, 1540
resolving, 586
Partition in error, 413, 606
Partition parameters
array format, 233
obtaining, 417, 608
specifying in CREATE procedure, 233
specifying in FILE_CREATELIST_ procedure, 396
Partitions, renaming, 497, 1241
Path, to a system, 766
PATHNAME_TO_FILENAME_ procedure, 934
Permanent disk file name form, to create, 228
Permanent files, creating, 385, 392
Physical record length of a file, obtaining, 314, 316, 408
PID see Process ID
Plus control edit descriptor, 1550, 1554
Poll state bit, 119
Polling
addresses, 268
multipoint stations, 119
types, 268
Pool alignment, 940
Pool size
changing, 951, 1250
range, 275, 939
POOL64_DEFINE_ procedure, 959
POOL64_GET_ procedure, 964
POOL64_REALLOC_ Procedure, 970
POOL64_RESET_MAX_ Procedure, 972
POOL_CHECK_ procedure, 937
POOL_DEFINE_ procedure, 939
POOL_GETINFO_ procedure, 942
POOL_GETSPACE_ procedure, 945
POOL_GETSPACE_PAGE_ procedure, 947
POOL_PUTSPACE_ procedure, 949
POOL_RESIZE_ procedure, 951
Pools
dynamic memory allocation, 275, 941
management methods, 275, 941
obtaining a block of memory from a buffer, 661, 945
returning a block of memory to a buffer, 949, 1188
size of memory obtained from a buffer, 661, 945
using a portion of a user's stack as, 275, 939
POSITION procedure, 975
Position, current
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