TAL Programmer's Guide

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Table 4 describes manuals that provide information about programming in the
Tandem environment.
Table 4. Programming Manuals
Manual Description
Guardian Procedure Calls
Reference Manual
Describes the syntax and programming considerations for
using system procedures.
Guardian Programmer’s Guide Explains how to use the programmatic interface of the
operating system.
Guardian Procedure Errors and
Messages Manual
Describes error codes, error lists, system messages, and trap
numbers for system procedures.
Guardian Application Conversion
Guide
Gives guidelines for converting C-series TNS programs to
D-series TNS programs, and for converting TNS programs to
TNS/R programs.
Accelerator Manual Tells how to accelerate TNS object files for a TNS/R system.
Common Run-Time Environment
(CRE) Programmer’s Guide
Explains how to use the CRE for running mixed-language
programs written for D-series systems.
NonStop SQL Programming Manual
for TAL
Describes the syntax for embedding SQL statements in TAL
programs.
Table 5 describes manuals that provide information about program development tools.
Table 5. Program Development Manuals
Manual Description
PS Text Edit Reference Manual Explains how to create and edit a text file using the PS Text
Edit full-screen text editor.
Edit User’s Guide and Reference
Manual
Explains how to create and edit a text file using the Edit line
and virtual-screen text editor.
Binder Manual Explains how to bind compilation units (or modules) using
Binder.
Crossref Manual Explains how to collect cross-reference information using the
stand-alone Crossref product.
Inspect Manual Explains how to debug programs using the Inspect source-
level and machine-level interactive debugger.
Debug Manual Explains how to debug programs using the Debug machine-
level interactive debugger.