Closes the currently open mail file. Format MAIL$MAILFILE_CLOSE context ,in_item_list ,out_item_list
1 – Returns
OpenVMS usage:cond_value type: longword (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by value Longword condition value. All utility routines return a condition value in R0. Condition values that can be returned by this routine are listed under Condition Values Returned.
2 – Arguments
context OpenVMS usage:context type: longword (unsigned) access: modify mechanism: by reference Mail file context information to be passed to mail file routines. The context argument is the address of a longword that contains mail file context information returned by MAIL$MAILFILE_BEGIN. in_item_list OpenVMS usage:itmlst_3 type: longword (unsigned) access: read only mechanism: by reference Item list specifying options for the routine. The in_item_list argument is the address of a list of item descriptors, each of which specifies an option and provides the information needed to perform the operation. The item list is terminated by longword value of 0.
3 – Input Item Codes
MAIL$_MAILFILE_FULL_CLOSE The Boolean item code MAIL$_MAILFILE_FULL_CLOSE specifies that MAIL$MAILFILE_CLOSE should purge the wastebasket folder when it closes the mail file. If the number of bytes deleted by the purge operation exceeds a system-defined threshold, the Mail utility reclaims the deleted space from the mail file. Specify the value 0 in the buffer length and buffer address fields of the item descriptor. The system-defined threshold is reserved by VSI. out_item_list OpenVMS usage:itmlst_3 type: longword access: write only mechanism: by reference Item list specifying the information you want the routine to return. The out_item_list argument is the address of a list of item descriptors, each of which describes an item of information. The list of item descriptors is terminated by longword value of 0.
4 – Output Item Codes
MAIL$_MAILFILE_DATA_RECLAIM When you specify MAIL$_MAILFILE_DATA_RECLAIM, MAIL$MAILFILE_CLOSE returns the number of data buckets reclaimed during the reclaim operation as a longword value. MAIL$_MAILFILE_DATA_SCAN When you specify MAIL$_MAILFILE_DATA_SCAN, MAIL$MAILFILE_CLOSE returns the number of data buckets scanned during the reclaim operation as a longword value. MAIL$_MAILFILE_INDEX_RECLAIM When you specify MAIL$_MAILFILE_INDEX_RECLAIM, MAIL$MAILFILE_ CLOSE returns the number of index buckets reclaimed during a reclaim operation as a longword value. MAIL$_MAILFILE_MESSAGES_DELETED When you specify MAIL$_MAILFILE_MESSAGES_DELETED, MAIL$MAILFILE_ CLOSE returns the number of messages deleted as a longword value. MAIL$_MAILFILE_TOTAL_RECLAIM When you specify MAIL$_MAILFILE_TOTAL_RECLAIM, MAIL$MAILFILE_ CLOSE returns the number of bytes reclaimed during a reclaim operation as a longword value.
5 – Description
If you specify the input item code MAIL$_MAILFILE_FULL_CLOSE, this procedure purges the wastebasket folder automatically before it closes the file. If the number of bytes deleted by this procedure exceeds the deleted byte threshold, the system performs a convert/reclaim operation on the file.
6 – Condition Values Returned
SS$_NORMAL Normal successful completion. MAIL$_INVITMCOD The specified item code is invalid. MAIL$_INVITMLEN The specified item length is invalid. MAIL$_MISREQITEM The required item is missing. MAIL$_NOFILEOPEN No mail file is open. SS$_ACCVIO Access violation.