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Intrinsics Available
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The following lists show changes to intrinsics on MPE XL.
Intrinsic Summary
The following lists show:
* new MPE XL intrinsics, not available on MPE V/E.
* intrinsics that have changed from their MPE V/E versions.
* intrinsics whose implementions are unchanged, but whose functionality
may have changed due to peripheral dependencies.
* intrinsics that are not supported on MPE XL NM.
New. The following are new intrinsics on MPE XL. Unless otherwise
indicated, they are available in NM only. A user with standard
capabilities can call all the intrinsics in this table.
Table 3-3. New Intrinsics and Their Use
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| Intrinsic Name | Use/Purpose |
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| HPCICOMMAND | Executes an MPE XL command programmatically; refer to Chapter |
| | 5, Using the Command Interpreter. |
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| HPCIDELETEVAR | Removes an entry from the session-local variable table; refer |
| | to Chapter 5, Using the Command Interpreter. |
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| HPCIGETVAR | Retrieves a specified, session-local variable value; refer to |
| | Chapter 5, Using the Command Interpreter. |
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| HPCIPUTVAR | Sets the value of a session-local variable; refer to Chapter 5, |
| | Using the Command Interpreter. |
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| HPDEBUG | Enters the system debugger and optionally executes a defined |
| | set of system debug commands; refer to Chapter 13, Debugging |
| | Applications. |
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| HPENBLTRAP | Selectively enables or disables arithmetic traps; refer to |
| | Chapter 12, Handling Traps. |
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| HPFIRSTLIBRARY | Returns the full name of the first library file in the binding |
| | sequence; refer to Chapter 8, Managing Resources. |
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| HPFOPEN | Opens a file; refer to Chapter 4, Accessing Files. |
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| HPFPCONVERT | Converts data between binary floating-point formats; refer to |
| | Chapter 10, Converting Data Types. |
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| HPGETPROCPLABEL | Locates a procedure and returns its procedure label; refer to |
| | Chapter 8, Managing Resources. |
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| HPLOADCMPROCEDURE | Loads the target procedure of an NM--> CM switch and returns |
| | the procedure's plabel; refer to Switch Programming Guide |
| | (32650-90014). |
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| HPLOADNMPROC | Returns the procedure label of a Native Mode procedure; refer |
| | to Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014) |
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| HPMERGEEND | Releases the HPMERGE program work area; refer to Chapter 11, |
| | Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPMERGEERRORMESS | Retrieves and prints message if a fatal error occurs during the |
| | HPMERGE program; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPMERGEINIT | Initiates the HPMERGE program; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and |
| | Merging Data. |
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| HPMERGEOUTPUT | Retrieves records, one at a time, from the HPMERGE program; |
| | refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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Table 3-3. New Intrinsics and Their Use(cont.)
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| Intrinsic Name | Use/Purpose |
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| HPMERGESTAT | Prints the HPMERGE program statistics on $STDLIST; refer to |
| | Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPMERGETITLE | Prints the version number and title of the HPMERGE subsystem on |
| | $STDLIST; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPMYFILE | Returns the full name of the program or library file that |
| | called it; refer to Chapter 8, Managing Resources. |
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| HPMYPROGRAM | Returns the full name of the program being executed by this |
| | process; refer to Chapter 8, Managing Resources. |
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| HPRESETDUMP | Disarms the system debugger call in a process abort; only the |
| | current process is affected; refer to Chapter 13, Debugging |
| | Applications. |
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| HPSETCCODE | Sets the condition code for the calling process; refer to |
| | Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014). |
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| HPSETDUMP | Arms the system debugger call for a process abort; the process |
| | can be the current process or any of its children created after |
| | calling HPSETDUMP; refer to Chapter 13, Debugging Applications. |
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| HPSORTEND | Closes the scratch file and releases the HPSORT work area; |
| | refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTERRORMESS | Retrieves and prints message if a fatal error occurs during the |
| | HPSORT program; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTINIT | Initiates the HPSORT program; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and |
| | Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTINPUT | Passes records, one at a time, to the HPSORT program; refer to |
| | Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTOUTPUT | Retrieves records, one at a time, from the HPSORT program; |
| | refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTSTAT | Prints the HPSORT program statistics on $STDLIST; refer to |
| | Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSORTTITLE | Prints the version number and title of the HPSORTLIB segment on |
| | $STDLIST; refer to Chapter 11, Sorting and Merging Data. |
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| HPSWITCHTOCM | Makes possible NM-->CM mixed-mode procedure calls; refer to |
| | Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014). |
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| HPSWTONMNAME | Makes possible CM--> NM mixed-mode procedure calls by name; |
| | refer to Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014). |
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| HPSWTONMPLABEL | Makes possible CM--> NM mixed-mode procedure calls by plabel; |
| | refer to Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014). |
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| HPUNLOADCMPROCEDURE | Unloads the target procedure of an NM--> CM switch; refer to |
| | Switch Programming Guide (32650-90014). |
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Changed. The following intrinsics have changed from their MPE V/E
versions.
Table 3-4. Intrinsics with Implementation Differences
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| Intrinsic | Implementation Difference |
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| ARITRAP (NM) | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling |
| | Traps. |
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| ARITRAP (CM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling |
| | Traps. |
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| CATREAD | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 9, Managing |
| | Message Catalogs. |
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| COMMAND | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 5, Using the |
| | Command Interpreter. |
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| CREATE | Parameter and operational differences; refer to Chapter |
| | 7, Managing Processes. |
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| CREATEPROCESS | Parameter and operational differences; refer to Chapter |
| | 7, Managing Processes. |
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| DLSIZE (NM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 15, Changing |
| | Stack Sizes. |
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| FCLOSE | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 4, Accessing |
| | Files. |
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| FCONTROL | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 4, Accessing |
| | Files. |
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| FFILEINFO | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 6, Getting System |
| | Information. |
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| FGETINFO | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 6, Getting System |
| | Information. |
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| FLABELINFO | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 6, Getting System |
| | Information. |
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| FOPEN | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 4, Accessing |
| | Files. |
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| FSETMODE | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 4, Accessing |
| | Files. |
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| GENMESSAGE | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 9, Managing |
| | Message Catalogs. |
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| LOADPROC (NM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 8, Managing |
| | Resources. |
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| MYCOMMAND (NM) | Byte pointer differences; refer to Chapter 5, Using the |
| | Command Interpreter. |
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| SEARCH (NM) | Byte pointer differences; refer to Chapter 5, Using the |
| | Command Interpreter. |
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| SETDUMP (NM) | Parameter differences; refer to Chapter 13, Debugging |
| | Applications. |
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| STACKDUMP (NM and CM) | Parameter and operational differences; refer to Chapter |
| | 13, Debugging Applications. |
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| UNLOADPROC (NM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 8, Managing |
| | Resources. |
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| XARITRAP (NM) | Parameter and plabel differences; refer to Chapter 12, |
| | Handling Traps. |
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Table 3-4. Intrinsics with Implementation Differences(cont.)
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| Intrinsic | Implementation Difference |
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| XARITRAP (CM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling |
| | Traps. |
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| XCONTRAP (NM) | Plabel differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling Traps. |
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| XLIBTRAP (NM) | Plabel differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling Traps. |
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| XLIBTRAP (CM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling |
| | Traps. |
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| XSYSTRAP (NM) | Plabel differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling Traps. |
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| XSYSTRAP (CM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 12, Handling |
| | Traps. |
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| ZSIZE (NM) | Operational differences; refer to Chapter 15, Changing |
| | Stack Sizes. |
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Changed functionality. The following are intrinsics whose
implementations are unchanged, but whose functionality may have changed
due to peripheral dependencies:
Table 3-5. Intrinsics with Peripheral Dependencies
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| Intrinsic | Peripheral Dependency |
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| FREADBACKWARD | Refer to Chapter 4, Accessing Files. |
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| FWRITE | Refer to Chapter 4, Accessing Files. |
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Not Supported. FCARD, PTAPE, and SWITCHDB intrinsics are not supported
on MPE XL NM.