topic Re: Macro and lib$lock_image in Operating System - OpenVMS

Macro and lib$lock_image

R. Verkerk — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:53:11 GMT

Hello,

Has anybody used LIB$LOCK_IMAGE in macro?

If I say in a macro command file: $LOCK_IMAGE. and than "$ macro" it it says something like: "unknown verb"

It comes from a library.

Which step am I missing?
Should I include something special or macro it with special commands

The OpenVMS manual has no examples. Has anybode an example of using this?

greetings,

Robert Verkerk

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

Hein van den Heuvel — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:59:58 GMT

Robert,

LIB$LOCK_IMAGE is a system library function a (macro) program should call. It is not a macro to execute.

See:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/82final/5932/5932pro_033.html#lock_image

And:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/DOC/82final/6673/6673pro_004.html

Met vriendelijke groetjes,
Hein van den Heuvel.

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

Hein van den Heuvel — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:15:34 GMT

LIB$LOCK_IMAGE was new with 8.2 was it not?

There is a recent discussion in comp.os.vms mentioning LIB$LOCK_IMAGE.

Is it in a topic by the 'always entertaining' Richard Mahler and titled:
"Is VMS Security being dumbed-down for Java?"

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/search?group=comp.os.vms&q=lock_IMAGE&qt_g=1

Groetjes,
Hein.

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

R. Verkerk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:14:00 GMT

Hello,

so I should use: Call LIB$LOCK_IMAGE ?

greetings,

Robert Verkerk

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

Robert Gezelter — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:05:06 GMT

Robert,

Yes. On OpenVMS, in MACRO, all of the runtime library and system service entry points are called using CALL instuctions of various forms.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

Richard J Maher — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:37:07 GMT

Hi Hein,

> Is it in a topic by the 'always
> entertaining' Richard Mahler and titled:
> "Is VMS Security being dumbed-down for Java?"

It's "Maher" as in Car, Mars Bar, or Ma and Pa Kettle! "MahLer" on the other hand had talent :-)

Cheers Dickie

PS. The system service version should have the $lk..._s macros available if it helps anybody.

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

R. Verkerk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:29:50 GMT

Hello,

I used: CALLS #1,G^LIB$LOCK_IMAGE

This worked.

Thanks.

Re: Macro and lib$lock_image

R. Verkerk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:31:51 GMT

Hello,

I used the commands above. Than it worked

greetings,

Robert Verkerk