Arguments

 

cs_id

   OpenVMS usage:identifier
   type:         longword integer (unsigned)
   access:       modify
   mechanism:    by reference
   Address of a longword that NCS uses to store a nonzero value
   identifying a collating sequence. The calling program must ensure
   that the longword identifier contains 0 before invoking the
   NCS$GET_CS routine.

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

   The collating sequence identifier enhances modular programming
   and permits concurrent use of multiple collating sequences within
   a program.

   The calling program should not attempt to interpret the contents
   of the longword identifier.

   The cs_id argument is required.
 

csname

   OpenVMS usage:char_string
   type:         character string
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by descriptor
   Name of the collating sequence being retrieved.
 

librar

   OpenVMS usage:char_string
   type:         character string
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by descriptor
   File specification of the library where the collating sequence is
   stored.