user-context
OpenVMS usage:context
type: longword (unsigned)
access: modify
mechanism: by reference
User context that retains the translation context over multiple
calls to this routine. The user-context argument is the address
of an unsigned longword that contains this context. The initial
value of the context variable must be zero. Thereafter, the user
program must not write to the cell.
component
OpenVMS usage:longword_signed
type: longword (signed)
access: read only
mechanism: by reference
The component of the context that is being initialized. The
component argument is the address of a signed longword that
indicates this component. Only one component can be initialized
per call to LIB$INIT_DATE_TIME; these component codes are shown
in the following list.
o LIB$K_MONTH_NAME
o LIB$K_MONTH_NAME_ABB
o LIB$K_FORMAT_MNEMONICS
o LIB$K_WEEKDAY_NAME
o LIB$K_WEEKDAY_NAME_ABB
o LIB$K_RELATIVE_DAY_NAME
o LIB$K_MERIDIEM_INDICATOR
o LIB$K_OUTPUT_FORMAT
o LIB$K_INPUT_FORMAT
o LIB$K_LANGUAGE
init-string
OpenVMS usage:char_string
type: character string
access: read only
mechanism: by descriptor
The characters that are to be used in formatting dates and times
for input or output. The init-string argument is the address of a
descriptor pointing to this string.