Arguments

 

format-string

   OpenVMS usage:char_string
   type:         character string
   access:       write only
   mechanism:    by descriptor

   Receives the translation of LIB$DT_INPUT_FORMAT. The format-
   string argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to this
   format string.
 

user-context

   OpenVMS usage:context
   type:         longword (unsigned)
   access:       modify
   mechanism:    by reference

   Context variable that retains the translation context over
   multiple calls to this routine. The user-context argument is the
   address of an unsigned longword that contains this context. The
   initial value of the context variable must be zero. Thereafter,
   the user program must not write to the cell.

   The user-context argument is optional. However, if a context cell
   is not passed, LIB$GET_DATE_FORMAT may abort if two threads of
   execution attempt to manipulate the context area concurrently.
   Therefore, when calling this routine in situations where
   reentrancy might occur, such as from AST level, VSI recommends
   that users specify a different context cell for each calling
   thread.