Arguments

 

varying-input-value

   OpenVMS usage:varying_arg
   type:         unspecified
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by reference, fixed length

   A signed integer that OTS$CVT_L_TI converts to a signed decimal
   representation in an ASCII text string. The varying-input-value
   argument is the address of the signed integer.

   On VAX systems, the integer can be a signed byte, word, or
   longword. The value of the input-value-size argument determines
   whether varying-input-value is a byte, word, or longword.

   On Alpha and I64 systems, the integer can be a signed byte, word,
   longword, or quadword. The value of the input-value-size argument
   determines whether varying-input-value is a byte, word, longword,
   or quadword.
 

fixed-length-resultant-string

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

   Decimal ASCII text string that OTS$CVT_L_TI creates when it
   converts the signed integer. The fixed-length-resultant-string
   argument is the address of a CLASS_S descriptor pointing to this
   text string. The string is assumed to be of fixed length.
 

number-of-digits

   OpenVMS usage:longword_signed
   type:         longword (signed)
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by value

   Minimum number of digits to be generated when OTS$CVT_L_TI
   converts the signed integer to a decimal ASCII text string.
   The number-of-digits argument is a signed longword containing
   this number. If the minimum number of digits is omitted, the
   default value is 1. If the actual number of significant digits
   is smaller, OTS$CVT_L_TI inserts leading zeros into the output
   string. If number-of-digits is zero and varying-input-value is
   zero, OTS$CVT_L_TI writes a blank string to the output string.
 

input-value-size

   OpenVMS usage:longword_signed
   type:         longword (signed)
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by value

   Size of the integer to be converted, in bytes. The input-value-
   size argument is a signed longword containing this value size. If
   the size is omitted, the default is 4 (longword).

   On VAX systems, the value size must be 1, 2, or 4. If value
   size is 1 or 2, the value is sign-extended to a longword before
   conversion.

   On Alpha and I64 systems, the value size must be 1, 2, 4, or
   8. If the value is 1, 2, or 4, the value is sign-extended to a
   quadword before conversion.
 

flags-value

   OpenVMS usage:mask_longword
   type:         longword (unsigned)
   access:       read only
   mechanism:    by value

   Caller-supplied flags that you can use if you want OTS$CVT_L_TI
   to insert a plus sign before the converted number. The flags-
   value argument is an unsigned longword containing the flags.

   The caller flags are described in the following table:

   Bit  Action if Set         Action if Clear

   0    Insert a plus sign    Omit the plus sign.
        (+)  before the
        first nonblank
        character in the
        output string.

   If flags-value is omitted, all bits are clear and the plus sign
   is not inserted.