File::Spec::VMS(3Perl Programmers Reference GuiFile::Spec::VMS(3)NAMEFile::Spec::VMS - methods for VMS file specs
SYNOPSIS
require File::Spec::VMS; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed
DESCRIPTION
See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods
provided there. This package overrides the implementation
of these methods, not the semantics.
eliminate_macros
Expands MM[KS]/Make macros in a text string, using the
contents of identically named elements of "%$self",
and returns the result as a file specification in Unix
syntax.
fixpath
Catchall routine to clean up problem MM[SK]/Make
macros. Expands macros in any directory specifica
tion, in order to avoid juxtaposing two VMS-syntax
directories when MM[SK] is run. Also expands expres
sions which are all macro, so that we can tell how
long the expansion is, and avoid overrunning DCL's
command buffer when MM[KS] is running.
If optional second argument has a TRUE value, then the
return string is a VMS-syntax directory specification,
if it is FALSE, the return string is a VMS-syntax file
specification, and if it is not specified, fixpath()
checks to see whether it matches the name of a direc
tory in the current default directory, and returns a
directory or file specification accordingly.
Methods always loaded
canonpath (override)
Removes redundant portions of file specifications
according to VMS syntax.
catdir
Concatenates a list of file specifications, and
returns the result as a VMS-syntax directory specifi
cation. No check is made for "impossible" cases (e.g.
elements other than the first being absolute file
specs).
catfile
Concatenates a list of file specifications, and
returns the result as a VMS-syntax file specification.
curdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the current direc
tory: '[]'
devnull (override)
Returns a string representation of the null device:
'_NLA0:'
rootdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the root directory:
'SYS$DISK:[000000]'
tmpdir (override)
Returns a string representation of the first writable
directory from the following list or '' if none are
writable:
sys$scratch:
$ENV{TMPDIR}
updir (override)
Returns a string representation of the parent direc
tory: '[-]'
case_tolerant (override)
VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant.
path (override)
Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist,
rather than trying to "split" string value of
"$ENV{'PATH'}".
file_name_is_absolute (override)
Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separa
tors.
splitpath (override)
Splits using VMS syntax.
splitdir (override)
Split dirspec using VMS syntax.
catpath (override)
Construct a complete filespec using VMS syntax
abs2rel (override)
Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.
rel2abs (override)
Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.
SEE ALSO
the File::Spec manpage
2001-03-03 perl v5.6.1 File::Spec::VMS(3)
