Create_Volume subroutine
Description
Creates or updates a volume definition, adding a row to SYSPTRS (the system table that stores volume definitions), or modifying the row if it exists.
Syntax
Create_Volume( volume_name , filing_system, location, control_location, status)
Parameters
The Create_Volume subroutine has the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| volume_name | Key to row in SYSPTRS, containing the volume definition | |
| filing_system | Value mark delimited list of filing system(s) associated with this volume. | |
| location | Directory containing the files to be created using this volume, if the files are stored in a directory. | |
| control_location | Directory containing control files associated with this volume. | |
| status | Error return, returned as null. Use Get_Status() to determine if an error occurred. | |
See Also
Example
declare subroutine create_volume, fsmsg
declare function get_status
/* create volume named My_Vol in C:\Datafolder, storing linear hash files. */
create_volume("MY_VOL","RTP57",'C:\Datafolder','','')
if get_status(errcode) then
fsmsg()
return 1
end
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