The name (NAM) block provides additional fields for extended file specification use, including parsing and obtaining the actual file specification used for a file operation. On Alpha systems, the long name block (NAML) can optionally take the place of a NAM block (see NAML). The following table lists the symbolic offset, the size in bytes, and a brief description of each field. Offset Size Description NAM$B_BID 1 Block identifier NAM$B_BLN 1 Block length NAM$B_DEV 1 Device string length NAM$L_DEV 4 Device string address NAM$W_DID 6 Directory identification NAM$B_DIR 1 Directory string length NAM$L_DIR 4 Directory string address NAM$T_DVI 16 Device identification NAM$L_ESA 4 Expanded string area address NAM$B_ESL 1 Expanded string length NAM$B_ESS 1 Expanded string area size NAM$W_FID 6 File identification NAM$W_FIRST_WILD_ 2 The topmost directory level DIR to contain a wildcard. NAM$L_FNB 4 File name status bits NAM$W_LONG_DIR_ 2 Total number directories LEVELS NAM$B_NAME 1 File name string length NAM$L_NAME 4 File name string address NAM$B_NMC 1 Name characteristics NAM$B_NODE 1 Node name string length NAM$L_NODE 4 Node name string address NAM$B_NOP 1 Name block options NAM$L_RLF 4 Related file NAM or NAML block address NAM$L_RSA 4 Resultant string area address NAM$B_RSL 1 Resultant string length NAM$B_RSS 1 Resultant string area size NAM$B_TYPE 1 File type string length NAM$L_TYPE 4 File type string address NAM$B_VER 1 File version string length NAM$L_VER 4 File version string address NAM$L_WCC 4 Wildcard context