devptr OpenVMS usage char_string type character string access read only mechanism by reference The address of the device name string. The device name must be supplied in allocation-class device name (ALLDEVNAM) format, but any leading underscore or trailing colon are ignored. fidptr OpenVMS usage address type file identification access read only mechanism by reference The address of the three-word file identification. bufptr OpenVMS usage char_string type character string access write only mechanism by reference The address of a string buffer into which to store the file name string. buflen OpenVMS usage longword type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by value The maximum length of the string buffer.