Open Systems File Interface

Open Systems File Interface


Pick Remote Files Index Level Super-Q-Pointer
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Category Definitions
Type Definition
Description Provides a standard mechanism for handling non-file entities as if they were standard Pick files.

The high-level interface is through "Super-Q-Pointers" which indicate the host name and some identifier of the data in the remote environment.

The Open Systems File Interface (OSFI) uses the specified host information to access one of many low-level drivers which opens a direct channel into the remote environment. All standard Pick file system calls are translated into a limited number of internal commands which all low-level drivers understand and can translate into the appropriate operation in their respective environments.

The low-level drivers can be standard ones as provided by Pick Systems, including a Pick remote file driver, a Unix remote file driver, and a Pick spooler driver; or these drivers may be user-written.
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See Also Super-Q-Pointer hosts peqs Unix Files Pick Remote Files Binary Files Header Files osfi
Example
Warnings
Compatibility D3 7.0
Pick Remote Files Index Level Super-Q-Pointer