GET_SYMBOL Function (OpenVMS)

Returns the value of an OpenVMS DCL interpreter symbol as a scalar string.

result = GET_SYMBOL(name)

name A scalar string containing the name of the symbol to be translated.

result A scalar string containing the value of an OpenVMS Digital Command Language interpreter symbol. If the symbol is undefined, the null string is returned.

Type Indicates in which OpenVMS table name is found:

Example

This example assumes that on your system kermit is a symbol that points to the KERMIT communications software.

my_kermit=GET_SYMBOL('kermit')

; This converts my_kermit into the string SYS$SYSTEM:KERMIT.

DELETE_SYMBOL, DELLOG, SETLOG, SET_SYMBOL, TRNLOG