KVC@ENGVAX.UUCP.UUCP (02/10/87)
> Is there anayone who can tell me how to access the sysuaf file from PASCAL. > . _+_ . Tom Adriaansen : System Manager You should use the new system services $SETUAI and $GETUAI to access the SYSUAF.DAT. This isolates your code from the structure of the file and means you won't have to rewrite things when DEC changes the format of the file. Also, they do privilege checking to a finer grain than simple file protection checking allows. For example, a non-privileged user can read items from his own record. People with GRPPRV from other people in their group, etc... They appeared in VMS V4.4. /Kevin Carosso kvc%engvax.uucp@usc-oberon.usc.edu Hughes Aircraft Co.