Arguments

 

cs_id

   OpenVMS usage:identifier
   type:         longword integer (unsigned)
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by reference
   Address of a longword that NCS uses to identify a collating
   sequence. The cs_id argument is required and can be obtained
   by a call to the NCS$GET_CS routine.

   All calls to the NCS$COMPARE routine and the call to the NCS$END_
   CS routine that terminates the comparison must pass this longword
   identifier. Upon completion, the NCS$END_CS routine releases the
   memory used to store the collating sequence and sets the value of
   the longword identifier to 0.
 

string_1

   OpenVMS usage:char_string
   type:         character string
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by descriptor
   Descriptor (length and address) of the first string.
 

string_2

   OpenVMS usage:char_string
   type:         character string
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by descriptor
   Descriptor of the second string.