object-id OpenVMS usage identifier type longword (unsigned) access modify mechanism by reference Object identifier to be returned. The object-id argument is the address of an unsigned longword that receives the associated identifier. object-name OpenVMS usage char_string type character string access read only mechanism by descriptor Name of the object for which to return the associated identifier. The object-name argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to a character string containing the (user-defined) name of the object.