TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables

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#DEFINESETATTR Built-In Function

Use #DEFINESETATTR to modify the value of an attribute in the working set.

#DEFINESETATTR can also be used to reset the value of an attribute to its default

value, if one exists, or to delete the attribute from the working set. This function invokes

the DEFINESETATTR operating system procedure.

attribute-name

is the name of the attribute to be set.

attribute-value

is the value to be assigned to the attribute. If you omit it, DEFINESETATTR resets

the attribute to its default value; if there is no default value, the procedure deletes

the attribute from the working set.

Result

#DEFINESETATTR returns a numeric error code indicating the outcome of the

DEFINESETATTR procedure; zero indicates success. See Appendix B, Error

Messages for a list of DEFINE-oriented error codes.

Considerations

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If the value to be assigned is an unqualified file name, the DEFINESETATTR

procedure supplies the file-name qualification from the default volume information.

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If the CLASS attribute is set, the working set is reinitialized with the attributes of the

new class and their default values (even if the CLASS attribute value is

unchanged).

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Required attributes cannot be reset.

#DEFINESETATTR attribute-name [ attribute-value ]