/sys$common/syshlp/HELPLIB.HLB  —  Ext File Specs, Overview  Impact  DCL Commands and Utilities
    In DCL commands, you can select either of the following styles
    for parsing file specifications:

    o  Traditional filenames are allowed on both ODS-2 and ODS-5
       volumes.

    o  Extended filenames are allowed on ODS-5 but not on ODS-2
       volumes.

    Some OpenVMS commands and utilities have new qualifiers to
    control the interpretation and display of file specifications.

                                   NOTE

       DCL lexical functions use the DEC-Multinational character
       set, which is different from the ISOLatin-1 character set
       used for file names on an ODS-5 disk. This can lead to
       unexpected results if, for example, you use the DCL function
       F$EDIT to upcase a filename.

    Some DCL commands and OpenVMS utilities have been specifically
    modified to take advantage of all the features of extended file
    names. These utilities and commands accept and handle extended
    file specifications without error and without modifying their
    expected case.

    Other DCL commands and OpenVMS utilities have had little or
    no modification to take advantage of extended file names.
    These utilities and commands are expected to handle most of
    the attributes of extended file specifications (such as new
    characters and deep directory structures) correctly.

    Extended File Specifications Support fully defines the different
    levels of support for extended file names provided by DCL
    commands and OpenVMS utilities in OpenVMS Version 7.2 and later.

    The following DCL commands and OpenVMS utilities provide full
    support for extended file names:

       ANALYZE /AUDIT
       ANALYZE /DISK
       ANALYZE /RMS
       BACKUP
       CONVERT
       CONVERT /RECLAIM
       COPY
       CREATE /DIRECTORY
       DELETE
       DIRECTORY
       DUMP
       EDIT /ACL
       EXCHANGE /NETWORK
       FDL
       PURGE
       RECOVER/RMS
       RENAME
       SEARCH
       SET SECURITY
       SYSMAN
       TYPE

 The following table lists the new features in DCL to support
 Extended File Specifications.

    DCL Command            New Features

    COPY                   Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    DELETE                 Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    DIRECTORY              Added the following items:

                           o  Qualifier, /STYLE, with new keywords,
                              EXPANDED and CONDENSED

                           o  Display item to /FULL to display Client
                              Attributes

    DUMP                   Added the following items:

                           o  Display item to /DIRECTORY to display
                              Name type attribute

                           o  Display item to /HEADER to display new
                              attributes

                           o  Qualifier, /STYLE, with new keywords,
                              EXPANDED and CONDENSED

    EXCHANGE NETWORK       Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    F$FILE_ATTRIBUTES      Added new item codes: FILE_LENGTH_HINT,
    Lexical                VERLIMIT, DIRECTORY
    F$GETDVI Lexical       Added new type to the ACPTYPE item code.
    F$GETJPI Lexical       Added new item codes: PARSE_STYLE_PERM and
                           PARSE_STYLE_IMAGE
    INITIALIZE             Added a new qualifier: /STRUCTURE=5
                           device-name[:] volume-label
    PRINT                  Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    PURGE                  Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    RENAME                 Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SEARCH                 Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SET ACL                Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SET DEFAULT            Updated the following items:

                           o  Modified the directory-spec parameter
                              to accept ODS-5-compliant file
                              specifications.

    SET DIRECTORY          Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SET FILE               Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SET PROCESS            Added a new qualifier: /PARSE_
                           STYLE=(keyword), where keywords are
                           TRADITIONAL and EXTENDED.
    SET SECURITY           Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    SET VOLUME             Added a new qualifier: /STRUCTURE_LEVEL=5
    SHOW DEVICE/FULL       Updated the display information to show
                           the disk structure level.
    SUBMIT                 Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED
    TYPE                   Added new qualifier, /STYLE, with new
                           keywords, EXPANDED and CONDENSED

    For detailed information about the enhancements made to the
    OpenVMS operating system and utilities in support of Extended
    File Specifications, see the OpenVMS DCL Dictionary: A-M, the
    OpenVMS DCL Dictionary: N-Z, and the OpenVMS Utility Routines
    Manual.
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