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Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers Migration Guide

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 Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers Migration Guide
   Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers Migration Guide : COPYRIGHT NOTICE
   Introduction
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   Demand-Paged Virtual Memory (new)
   Dual Programming Modes (new)
   Word Size (changed)
   Priv Mode (changed)
   Segmenter (changed)
   Additional Information
   Preparing a Program for Execution
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   Dual Programming Modes (new)
   Native Mode Program Development (new)
   Mixed Mode Programs (new)
   Additional Information
   Using Intrinsics
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   What is an Intrinsic?
   Status Parameter (NM) (new)
   Generic Data Type Mnemonics (changed)
   Intrinsic Mechanism (changed)
   Intrinsics Available (changed)
   Additional Information
   Accessing Files
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   Mapped Access to Files (NM) (new)
   HPFOPEN (NM) (new)
   Buffers and Disk Files (changed)
   Disk File Placement (changed)
   Extents (changed)
   File Codes (changed)
   FCARD
   FCLOSE (changed)
   FCONTROL (changed)
   FFILEINFO, FGETINFO, FLABELINFO (changed)
   FOPEN (changed)
   FSETMODE (changed)
   FWRITE (changed)
   LISTF, LISTFTEMP (changed)
   FCARD, PTAPE (NM) (not used)
   Foreign Disc Facility (not used)
   FREADBACKWARD (not used)
   Serial Disc Facility (not used)
   Additional Information
   Using the Command Interpreter
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   HPCICOMMAND (NM) (new)
   HPCIGETVAR (NM) (new)
   HPCIPUTVAR (NM) (new)
   HPCIDELETEVAR (NM) (new)
   CI Structure and Implementation (changed)
   COMMAND intrinsic (CM) (changed)
   MYCOMMAND (CM) and SEARCH (CM) (changed)
   Additional Information
   Getting System Information
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   DISCFREE Utility (NM) (new)
   FFILEINFO (changed)
   FGETINFO (changed)
   FLABELINFO (changed)
   LISTACCT, LISTGROUP, and LISTUSER commands (changed)
   LISTF Command (changed)
   LISTFTEMP Command (changed)
   REPORT Command (changed)
   SHOWCATALOG Command (changed)
   FREE5 Utility (not used)
   Additional Information
   Managing Processes
   Overview of MPE XL and MPE V/E Differences
   HPCIGETVAR, HPCIPUTVAR, and HPCIDELETEVAR Intrinsics (new)
   HPFOPEN (new)
   SETVAR, SHOWVAR, and DELETEVAR Commands (new)
   Data Stack (changed)
   CREATE (changed)
   CREATEPROCESS (changed)
   FCONTROL (changed)
   STARTSESS Command (changed)
   Additional Information
   Managing Resources
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   HPFIRSTLIBRARY (NM) (new)
   HPGETPROCPLABEL (NM) (new)
   HPMYPROGRAM (NM) (new)
   HPMYFILE (NM) (new)
   LOADPROC (NM) (changed)
   UNLOADPROC (NM) (changed)
   Additional Information
   Managing Message Catalogs
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   SYSCAT.PUB.SYS (new)
   GENMESSAGE (NM) (changed)
   Additional Information
   Converting Data Types
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   Data Alignment (Word Size) (NM) (new)
   IEEE Real Number Format (NM) (new)
   HPFPCONVERT (new)
   Additional Information
   Sorting and Merging
   Overview of MPE XL and MPE V/E Differences
   New Intrinsic Overview
   HPMERGETITLE and HPSORTTITILE (NM) (new)
   MERGEINIT (NM) (changed)
   SORTINIT (NM) (changed)
   Additional Information
   Handling Traps
   Overview of MPE XL and MPE V/E Differences
   Native Mode Arithmetic Traps (new)
   Arming Traps in a Mixed Mode Programming Environment (new)
   HPENBLTRAP (NM) (new)
   CM and NM Trap Handler Differences (changed)
   ARITRAP (NM) (changed)
   XARITRAP (NM) (changed)
   XCONTRAP (NM) (changed)
   XLIBTRAP (NM) (changed)
   XSYSTRAP (NM) (changed)
   Additional Information
   Debugging Applications
   Overview of Differences: MPE V/E and MPE XL
   MPE XL System Debug (new)
   HPDEBUG (NM) (new)
   HPRESETDUMP (NM) (new)
   HPSETDUMP (NM) (new)
   SETDUMP, STACKDUMP (changed)
   DEBUG Command (changed)
   ERRDUMP Command (changed)
   SETDUMP Command (changed)
   STACKDUMP' (NM) (not used)
   MPE V/E System Debugger
   Additional Information
   Using Extra Data Segments
   Overview of MPE XL and MPE V/E Differences
   Extra Data Segments (NM) (new)
   Split Stack Mode Execution (NM) (not used)
   SWITCHDB (NM) (not used)
   Additional Information
   Changing Stack Sizes
   Overview of MPE XL and MPE V/E Differences
   Compatibility Mode Stack Allocation (new)
   DLSIZE (NM) (new)
   ZSIZE (NM) (new)
   Additional Information

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