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Updated: 11 December 1998

Guide to OpenVMS File Applications


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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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