MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90905)

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Command Definitions (FCONTROL - FLOCK)
FGETINFO
The file domain searched to locate the file:
00 New file
01 Old permanent file
10 Old temporary file
11 Old temporary or permanent file
The record format extension bit is returned as the
foption (1:1) bit. Byte
stream record format is represented as a record format extension of one
with a variable record format (
foption (8:2) bits equal to 01.
Directories, symbolic links, device links, pipes and FIFO's cannot be
represented by
foptions . If the object referenced by filenum is one of
these types, an error will be returned. Use FFILEINFO items 102 through
106 to get this information.
(ASC) Not valid for asynchronous device files; however, these bits may
have been set if file redirection was anticipated.
13:1 ASCII/Binary:
0 Binary
1 ASCII
10:3 Default file designator:
000 Actual file designator (same as formal file designator)
001 Actual file designator $STDLIST
010 Actual file designator $NEWPASS
011 Actual file designator $OLDPASS
100 Actual file designator $STDIN
101 Actual file designator $STDINX
110 Actual file designator $NULL
8:2 Record format
foption :
00 Fixed-length records
01 Variable-length records
10 Undefined-length records
11 Spoolfile format records
(ASC) Not valid for asynchronous device files; however, "fixed-length" may
have been set if file redirection was anticipated.
7:1 Carriage control:
0
No carriage-control character expected
1 Carriage-control character expected
6:1 MPE/iX tape label: