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

    The Parse service analyzes the file specification string and
    fills in various NAM or NAML block fields.

    Format

      SYS$PARSE  fab [,[err] [,suc]]

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