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

    The Convert a DNS Address to a Phase IV Binary Address routine
    takes a DNS address and returns the DECnet Phase IV node address.

    Format

      DNS$CVT_DNSADDRESS_TO_BINARY  dnsaddress ,binary

    Arguments

 dnsaddress
    OpenVMS Usage: char_string
    type:          character string
    access:        read only
    mechanism:     by descriptor

    The DNS address. The dnsaddress argument is the address of a
    descriptor pointing to the DNS address.

 binary
    OpenVMS Usage: word_unsigned
    type:          word (unsigned)
    access:        write only
    mechanism:     by reference

    The DECnet Phase IV address found in the DNS address structure.
    The binary argument is the address of a word containing the 16-bit
    Phase IV address of the node.