Functions and CALL Routines under OpenVMS

DINFO Function: OpenVMS

Returns information about a directory.

Category:	External Files
OpenVMS specifics:	Valid values for info-item; returned values
See:	DINFO Function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

DINFO(directory-id,info-item)

directory-id: specifies the identifier that was assigned when the directory was opened, generally by the DOPEN function.
info-item: specifies the information item to be retrieved.

Details

Directories that are opened with the DOPEN function are identified by a directory-id and have a number of associated information items. Use DOPTNAME to determine the names of the available system-dependent directory information items. Use DOPTNUM to determine the number of directory information items available.