HP OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual

This manual provides comprehensive documentation for various OpenVMS utility routines. It covers a wide range of utilities, including:

• Access Control List (ACL) Editor: Used for creating and maintaining ACLs.
• Backup (BACKUP): Provides a programming interface for performing backup operations.
• Command Language Interface (CLI): Enables the processing of command strings using command tables.
• Common File Qualifier Routines: Assists in parsing and matching file qualifiers.
• Convert (CONVERT): Performs file conversions and record reclaims.
• Data Compression/Expansion (DCX): Offers routines for compressing and expanding data records.
• DEC Text Processing Utility (DECTPU): Provides a programmable text processing interface.
• DECdts Portable Applications Programming Interface: Facilitates portable time representation and calculations.
• EDT Routines: Allows the calling of the EDT editor from programs.
• Encryption (ENCRYPT): Covers AES and DES encryption operations.
• File Definition Language (FDL): Defines file characteristics.
• Librarian (LBR): Manages library creation and module manipulation.
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Details the C language API for LDAPv3.
• LOGINOUT (LGI): Describes callout and callback routines for login security.
• Mail Utility (MAIL): Facilitates sending, creating, and manipulating mail messages.
• National Character Set (NCS): Handles collating sequences and character conversion functions.
• Print Symbiont Modification (PSM): Allows modification of print symbiont behavior.
• Symbiont/Job Controller Interface (SMB): Defines the interface between job controllers and symbionts.
• Sort/Merge (SOR): Integrates sort and merge operations into applications.
• Traceback Facility (TBK): Provides debugging information about call stack PCs.

Each chapter includes introductions, programming examples, and detailed routine descriptions.