OpenVMS RTL General Purpose (OTS$)

This document is a comprehensive technical reference manual for the OTS$ facility within the OpenVMS Run-Time Library. It is intended for system and application programmers and covers:

• OTS$ Facility Overview: Descriptions of data conversion, mathematical, string manipulation, and system convenience routines.
• Technical Reference: Detailed definitions for each routine, including format, arguments, and return values.
• Platform Specifics: Information on linking routines and 64-bit addressing support for Alpha and I64 systems.
• Examples: Code snippets in various programming languages (BASIC, Fortran, Ada, PL/I) demonstrating the usage of these routines.