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VMS Help Lexicals, F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES, Examples *Conan The Librarian |
1.$ FILE_ORG = F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES("QUEST.DAT","ORG")
$ SHOW SYMBOL FILE_ORG
FILE_ORG = "SEQ"
This example uses the F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES function to assign the
value of the file organization type to the symbol FILE_ORG. The
F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES function returns the character string SEQ to
show that QUEST.DAT is a sequential file.
The QUEST.DAT and ORG arguments for the F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES
function are string literals and must be enclosed in quotation
marks (" ") when used in expressions.
2.$ RFM = F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES("KANSAS::USE$:[CARS]SALES.CMD","RFM")
$ SHOW SYMBOL RFM
RFM = "VAR"
This example uses the F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES function to return
information about a file on a remote node. The function returns
the record format string VAR, indicating that records are
variable length.
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