FTAM/9000 Programmer's Guide

Chapter 7 273
Managing and Accessing HP FTAM/9000 Files
Chapter Overview
Chapter Overview
This chapter describes the following functions in the order listed.
NOTE This chapter does not explain the parameter structures. For detailed
structure information (parameter settings), refer to the “FTAM Data
Structures” chapter.
Task to Perform
Function Used to
Perform the Task
Description
Gaining Access to Files ft_create() Create files
ft_select() Select files
ft_open() Open files (LLCS)
ft_close() Close files (LLCS)
ft_delete() Delete files (LLCS)
ft_deselect() Deselect files
Opening and Closing Files ft_fopen() Select or create, and then open
files (HLCS)
ft_fclose() Close and then deselect or
delete files (HLCS)
Reading and Changing
Attributes
ft_rattributes() Read attributes (LLCS)
ft_cattributes() Change attributes (LLCS)
Locating and Erasing FTAM
Files
ft_locate() Locate FADUs within files
ft_erase() Erase files
Grouping FTAM Functions ft_bgroup() Begin a group of FTAM calls
ft_egroup() End a group of FTAM calls