The Create service constructs a new file according to the attributes you specify in the FAB. If any XABs are chained to the FAB, then the characteristics described in the XABs are applied to the file. This service performs implicit Open and Display services. Format SYS$CREATE fab [,[err] [,suc]]
1 – Returns
OpenVMS usage:cond_value type: longword access: write only mechanism: by value The value is returned in symbolic offset FAB$L_STS. Symbolic offset FAB$L_STV may contain additional status information.
2 – Arguments
fab OpenVMS usage:fab type: longword (unsigned) access: modify mechanism: by reference FAB control block whose contents are to be used as indirect arguments for the Create service call. The fab argument is the address of the FAB control block. err OpenVMS usage:ast_procedure type: procedure value access: call without stack unwinding mechanism: by reference AST-level error completion routine that the service invokes if the operation is unsuccessful. The err argument is the address of the entry mask of this user-written completion routine. suc OpenVMS usage:ast_procedure type: procedure value access: call without stack unwinding mechanism: by reference AST-level success completion routine that the service invokes if the operation is successful. The suc argument is the address of the entry mask of this user-written completion routine.
3 – Condition Values Returned
The following condition values can be returned. Use the Help Message utility to access online message descriptions.