Alias manipulation

Enter, delete or retrieve an alias

CALL CDALIA (PATH,ALIAS,CHOPT,IRC*)

PATH

Character string specifying the directory path name

ALIAS

Character string specifying the alias or in which the alias is returned (option R)

CHOPT

Character variable specifying the options required.

'D'

Delete the current alias definition for the specified path name (ALIAS is ignored).

'P'

Print the current alias definition for PATH (ALIAS is ignored).

'G'

Get the current alias for PATH. The alias is returned in ALIAS.

'R'

Return the current equivalence name for ALIAS in PATH

'S'

Set the specified alias for the specified path name for this session

'U'

As option S, but also updates the database

IRC

Integer return code  

0

Normal completion

182

Illegal path name

185

Illegal top directory name

187

FZOUT fails to write on the sequential file

188

Error in RZ for writing to the random access file

201

Dictionary directory not found

205

Not a valid alias

See page for a discussion of HEPDB aliases.