Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb STATUS  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The STATUS function returns an integer value containing information  about
  the  last  I/O operation.  Your program can test each bit to determine the
  status of the channel.

  Example

  Y% = STATUS

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