VMS Help PASCAL, Input Output, Misc  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The miscellaneous routines are generally used when dealing  with
  sequential  access  files.   In  some cases, they can be used on
  direct or keyed access files.

  Additional Information (explode) :

• EOF
• STATUS
• TRUNCATE
• UFB
• UNLOCK