Updated: 11 December 1998

Guide to OpenVMS File Applications

M
MACRO language #1
MACRO language #2
MACRO language #3
MACRO language #4
RMS and
Magnetic tapes
9-track drive
basic concepts of
processing run-time options
MANUAL_UNLOCKING attribute
MAXIMIZE_VERSION attribute #1
MAXIMIZE_VERSION attribute #2
Maximum record number option
Maximum record size, indexed file
Maximum record size option
MAX_RECORD_NUMBER attribute
Memory
cache #1
cache #2
cache #3
nonpaged system dynamic
releasing with the FDL$RELEASE routine
MFDs (master file directories) #1
MFDs (master file directories) #2
Modes
interactive
locate performance
MODIFY command
Edit/FDL utility
Modifying records in occupied cells
MONITOR command, for displaying all RMS statistics screens
Monitor utility (MONITOR)
analyzing RMS cache statistics display
for sampling RMS statistics
Monitoring RMS performance using RMS statistics
MOUNT command
/BLOCKSIZE qualifier
/RECORDSIZE qualifier
window size and
MTACP (magnetic tape ancillary control process)
MT_BLOCK_SIZE attribute
MT_PROTECTION attribute
Multiblocks
count for calculating auto extend
count to establish global buffer size in shared sequential file operations
definition
option
restriction for use
MULTIBLOCK_COUNT attribute
Multibuffer count #1
Multibuffer count #2
Multibuffer count #3
MULTIBUFFER_COUNT attribute
for sequential file
record access type and
Multifile/multivolume configuration
Multiple areas
advantages
Multiple files on a single tape volume
Multiple services for retrieving records
MULTISTREAM attribute
N
NAM$B_RSS field
NAM$L_ESA field
NAM$L_RLF field #1
NAM$L_RLF field #2
NAM$L_RLF field #3
NAM$L_RSA field #1
NAM$L_RSA field #2
NAM$T_DVI field
NAM$W_DID field
NAM$W_FID field
$NAMDEF macro
NAML$L_FNB field
NAML$L_LONG_RESULT field
NAML$L_LONG_RESULT_ALLOC field
NAML$L_RLF field
NAMLs (name blocks)
NAMs (name blocks)
address field
resulting file specification and
search list in
Search service and wildcards
support by FDL
support by languages
wildcard character in
NEXT command #1
NEXT command #2
Next-key option #1
Next-key option #2
Next-record position
use with sequential access
Next Volume service
Node component
local
remote
Nodes
lock-mastering
lock-requesting
NOLOCK attribute
NONEXISTENT_RECORD attribute #1
NONEXISTENT_RECORD attribute #2
Nonstandard file processing, run-time options
Normal directory syntax
Null keys
for improving performance
O
ODS-1
comparing with ODS-1 and ODS-2
comparing with ODS-2 and ODS-5
ODS-1 disks
ODS-2
comparing with ODS-1 and ODS-5
ODS-2 on Alpha and VAX systems
ODS-5 on Alpha systems
ODS-5 on VAX systems
On-disk components
character set
On-disk representation
Open-by-name-block option #1
Open-by-name-block option #2
performance and
Open service
for process-permanent files
OpenVMS Cluster environments
locking considerations
Optimization
Edit/FDL utility
of indexed files
ORGANIZATION attribute
OWNER attribute
P
P0 region, used for RMS buffers
Parity bit
Parse service
Parsing file specifications
Pascal program example, calling FDL$PARSE and FDL$RELEASE routines
Pending bad block log file
Performance
asynchronous processing and
buffers
deferred-write option #1
deferred-write option #2
effect of compression
extension size and
fast-delete option and
global buffer count and
I/O in OpenVMS Cluster
improving with null keys
in an OpenVMS Cluster
locate mode and
multiblock count
read-ahead option
recommendations for an OpenVMS Cluster environment
sequential access
using Prolog 3
window size and
write-behind option
Placement of extends
Pointer retrieval
POSITION attribute
Primary attributes
Primary record structures
Process default extension quantity #1
Process default extension quantity #2
Process I/O segment
Process-permanent files
access to
implications for indirect access
restriction to gathering RMS statistics
Process quotas
resource limits
Processes
types of resources
asynchronous system trap limit (ASTLM)
buffered I/O limit (BIOLM)
I/O limit (DIOLM)
Processing
deferred-write option #1
deferred-write option #2
options for improving file performance
read-ahead option #1
read-ahead option #2
write-behind option #1
write-behind option #2
Programming interface
PROHIBIT attribute
Prolog 1 files
Prolog 2 files
Prolog 3 files #1
Prolog 3 files #2
Prolog files #1
Prolog files #2
Prolog files #3
Prolog files #4
PROLOG structure #1
PROLOG structure #2
Protection
access category
ACL-based #1
ACL-based #2
disk and tape volumes
UIC-based codes #1
UIC-based codes #2
PROTECTION attribute
PUT attribute #1
PUT attribute #2
Put service #1
Put service #2
effect on next-record position
high-level language equivalents
run-time options

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