/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb NCS Routines, NCS$GET_CS, Arguments  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

 cs_id

    OpenVMS usage:identifier
    type:         longword integer (unsigned)
    access:       modify
    mechanism:    by reference
    Address of a longword that NCS uses to store a nonzero value
    identifying a collating sequence. The calling program must ensure
    that the longword identifier contains 0 before invoking the
    NCS$GET_CS routine.

    All subsequent calls to the NCS$COMPARE routine and the call to
    the NCS$END_CS routine that terminates the use of the collating
    sequence must pass this longword identifier. Upon completion
    of the comparisons, the NCS$END_CS routine releases the memory
    used to store the collating sequence and sets the value of the
    longword identifier to 0.

    The collating sequence identifier enhances modular programming
    and permits concurrent use of multiple collating sequences within
    a program.

    The calling program should not attempt to interpret the contents
    of the longword identifier.

    The cs_id argument is required.

 csname

    OpenVMS usage:char_string
    type:         character string
    access:       read only
    mechanism:    by descriptor
    Name of the collating sequence being retrieved.

 librar

    OpenVMS usage:char_string
    type:         character string
    access:       read only
    mechanism:    by descriptor
    File specification of the library where the collating sequence is
    stored.