VMS Help Lexicals, F$IDENTIFIER, Examples  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    1.$ UIC_INT= F$IDENTIFIER("SLOANE","NAME_TO_NUMBER")
      $ SHOW SYMBOL UIC_INT
        UIC_INT = 15728665   Hex = 00F00019  Octal = 00074000031
      $ UIC = F$FAO("!%U",UIC_INT)
      $ SHOW SYMBOL UIC
        UIC = [360,031]

      This example uses the F$IDENTIFIER to convert the member
      identifier from the UIC [MANAGERS,SLOANE] to an integer. The
      F$IDENTIFIER function shows that the member identifier SLOANE
      is equivalent to the integer 15728665. Note that you must
      specify the identifier SLOANE using uppercase letters.

      To convert this octal number to a standard numeric user
      identification code (UIC), use the F$FAO function with the
      !%U directive. (This directive converts a longword to a UIC in
      named format.) In this example, the member identifier SLOANE is
      equivalent to the numeric UIC [360,031].

    2.$ UIC_INT = (%O31 + (%X10000 * %O360))
      $ UIC_NAME = F$IDENTIFIER(UIC_INT,"NUMBER_TO_NAME")
      $ SHOW SYMBOL UIC_NAME
        UIC_NAME = "ODONNELL"

      This example obtains the alphanumeric identifier associated
      with the numeric UIC [360,031]. First, you must obtain the
      longword integer that corresponds to the UIC [360,031]. To
      do this, place the member number into the low-order word.
      Place the group number into the high-order word. Next, use the
      F$IDENTIFIER function to return the named identifier associated
      with the integer.