OSI/FTAM Programming Guide

ISO FTAM Concepts
HP NonStop OSI/FTAM Programming Guide—528612-001
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FTAM External Services
File deletion F-DELETE Yes Deletes the current file from the file
storage system and deselects that
file. Terminates the file-selection
regime and returns to the FTAM
regime.
Read attribute F-READ-ATTRIB Yes Returns file-attribute values of the
current file. Allowed in the
file-selection regime only.
Change
attribute
F-CHANGE-
ATTRIB
Yes Allows modification of file-attribute
values of the current file. Allowed in
the file-selection regime only.
File open F-OPEN Yes Makes the current file available for
access. Establishes the file-open
regime.
File close F-CLOSE Yes Makes the current file unavailable for
access. Terminates the file-open
regime and returns to the
file-selection regime.
Beginning of
grouping
F-BEGIN-GROUP Yes Initiates a sequence of services that
are processed as a group in one
interaction.
End of
grouping
F-END-GROUP Yes Terminates a sequence of services
that are processed as a group in one
interaction.
Locate file
access unit
F-LOCATE Yes Finds a specific file-access data unit
(FADU) for later access. Allowed in
the file-open regime only.
Erase file-
access data
unit
F-ERASE Yes Erases the contents of a specific
FADU. Allowed in the file-open
regime only.
Read bulk data F-READ No Initializes data transfer from the
responder to the initiator. Allowed in
the file-open regime only. Establishes
the data-transfer regime.
Write bulk data F-WRITE No Initializes data transfer from the
initiator to the responder. Allowed in
the file-open regime only. Establishes
the data-transfer regime.
Data unit
transfer
F-Data No Transfers data between the initiator
and the responder. Allowed in the
data-transfer regime only.
Table 2-1. FTAM Services (page2of3)
Service
Associated
Primitive Confirmed Description of Function