[Info-vax] 64-bit (was Re: New CEO of VMS Software)

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/12/2024 12:08 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 1/11/2024 3:48 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 1/11/2024 1:17 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-11, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>> If RMS doesn't fit your requirements, then don't use it.
>>>
>>> Everyone uses RMS, even if it hidden from you by the language. The RMS
>>> references are still in the executable you create however.
>>
>> In practice yes.
>>
>> In theory one can use SYS$QIO(W) for all IO and bypass RMS. But
>> it is very cumbersome (especially if one cannot use RMS for stuff
>> like finding IFI).
> 
> And if one is using a database product that has nothing to do with RMS ???

I would still expect that database product to use RMS to open
the database file even if the actual IO is done by
SYS$QIO(W) / SYS$IO_PERFORM(W) or via memory mapped file.

Arne