[Info-vax] Access to _all_ VMS system services and library functions from DCL ?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2017-07-10 19:46:19 +0000, David Froble said:

> Have defined blocks of data for each system service. Either I allocate 
> the memory, (probably best) or have the system service allocate the 
> memory.  Then jam it full of all data provided by that system service.  
> Sure would do away with item lists, at least to some extent.
> 
> If I can "include" the data structure in my programs, and then 
> reference the data by name, sure would make things simpler.

You're so very close to object-oriented programming here.  Abstract the 
data a little further, and abstract the APIs while you're working at 
it, and you'd be there...


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