character array (required)
Passes a formal file designator interpreted according to MPE-escaped semantics.
The file name must be terminated by a nonalphanumeric character other than
a period (.), a slash (/), a hyphen (-), and an underscore (_).
The file referred to by formaldesig can be either an MPE file (i.e.,
one that uses MPE syntax) or it can follow HFS syntax.
If formaldesig follows MPE syntax, the file name can
include password, group, and account in the following format:
filename/lockword.group.account
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To keep or add a lockword to the file, enter it in the ASCII
string. If you do not specify a group, the file will remain in
the same group it was assigned before you invoked FRENAME.
If you are renaming a new or temporary file, specify any account
that shares the same volume set as the file referred to by formaldesig.
If formaldesig follows HFS syntax, the file name must start with
either a dot (.) or a slash (/).
If formaldesig is an escaped pathname:
you cannot reference remote files
it cannot express a name equivalent to filename:envid
you cannot use the device parameter (device=node#)
to specify the remote location of a device
If formaldesig is
the name of a user-defined file, it can begin with an asterisk
(*). If formaldesig is the name of a system-defined file,
it can begin with a dollar sign ($).
When creating a KSAM file, formaldesig must be a unique file name,
that is, one not currently existing in the permanent file directory.
The formal file designator can contain command interpreter
variables and expressions that are evaluated
before formaldesig is parsed and validated.
The file referred to by formaldesig may reside either in
an MPE group or in an HFS directory.
If renaming a file, a process must have the following:
- TD
Traverse directory entry to access to all directories specified in
formaldesig. If formaldesig is specified as
file.group.account, the directories are the root directory, the account,
and the MPE group.
If there is no TD access, FRENAME fails
and a call to FCHECK with filenum set to 0 will return a
system error code (398) in the fserrorcode parameter.
- CD
Create directory entry to access to the new parent directory.
- DD
Delete directory entry to access to the old parent directory.
- SF
Save files capability.
The file referred to by formaldesig may reside either in
an MPE group or in an HFS directory.
If a file is referenced by filenum, you can rename it within the
hierarchical directory as long as the process invoking FRENAME
has sufficient access and the restrictions are satified. FRENAME
intrinsic fully qualifies the file owner name. Only file owners and
users with appropriate privilege can manipulate a file's lockword.
The home volume set of formaldesig must
be the same as the file being renamed. Volume sets cannot
be spanned when renaming files.
