block_type OpenVMS usage longword_unsigned type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by value Block type in range 0 - 255 (usually extracted from xxx$b_type field). block_subtype OpenVMS usage longword_unsigned type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by value Block subtype in range 0 - 255 (ignored if the given block type has no subtypes). buffer_ptr OpenVMS usage char_string type character string access write only mechanism by reference Address of buffer to save block name, which is returned as a zero-terminated string. buffer_len OpenVMS usage longword_unsigned type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by value Length of buffer to receive block name.