TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables

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#ASSIGN Built-In Variable

#ASSIGN contains all the defined attributes of all currently defined unit names.

option

specifies one of these types of information:

ACCESS

requests the type of access for the logical unit; it returns I/O, INPUT, OUTPUT,

or nothing.

BLOCK

requests the block size of the logical unit; it returns the block size or nothing.

CODE

requests the file code for the logical unit; it returns the file code or nothing.

(See the FUP INFO command in the File Utility Program (FUP) Reference

Manual.

EXCLUSION

requests the type of exclusion assigned to the logical unit; it returns

EXCLUSIVE, PROTECTED, SHARED, or nothing.

EXISTENCE

returns -1 if the logical unit is defined; if not, it returns 0.

FILENAME

requests the file name of the logical unit; it returns the name of the file or

nothing.

PRIMARY

requests the primary-extent size for the logical unit; it returns the primary-

extent size or nothing.

RECORD

requests the record size for the logical unit; it returns the record size or

nothing.

SECONDARY

requests the secondary-extent size of the logical unit; it returns the secondary-

extent size or nothing.

#ASSIGN [ / option [ , option ] ... / logical-unit ]