OpenVMS Source Code Demos
GETUAI.C
//===========================================================================
// Title : GetUai_demo.c
// Author : Neil S. Rieck (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
// email : n.rieck@bell.net
// web : https://neilrieck.net/
// Purpose: demos $getuai (a VMS system call) for my internet friends
// History:
// 100 1999.10.14 original quick hack
// 101 1999.10.15 refinements
// 102 1999.10.15 add more UAI items
// 103 2011.10.18 updated for "HP C V7.3-009 on OpenVMS Alpha V8.4"
//===========================================================================
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <starlet.h> // vms specific library
#include <lib$routines.h> // vms specific library
#include <uaidef.h> // vms specific library
#include <descrip.h> // vms specific library for vms-style strings
long rc; // return code
char username[12];
char my_account[9];
char my_owner[32];
long my_uic; // uic (grp + member)
long my_grp; // group
long my_mem; // member
long uaicnt;
struct { // uai list entry
short len, code;
void *bufadr;
int retadr;
} uailst[8];
main() {
//
// Macro for inserting items into item lists
//
#define set_uailst(size,itemcode,buffadr, retlenadr) \
uaicnt++; \
uailst[uaicnt].len = size; \
uailst[uaicnt].code = itemcode; \
uailst[uaicnt].bufadr = buffadr; \
uailst[uaicnt].retadr = retlenadr;
struct dsc$descriptor_s username_dx = { 0, DSC$K_DTYPE_T, DSC$K_CLASS_S, 0};
printf ("enter a Username to lookup (12 chars max): ");
gets (username);
//
// set up a VMS-style string descriptor
//
username_dx.dsc$w_length = strlen(username);
username_dx.dsc$a_pointer = username;
uaicnt = -1;
set_uailst( 4, UAI$_UIC, &my_uic, 0);
set_uailst( 4, UAI$_GRP, &my_grp, 0);
set_uailst( 4, UAI$_MEM, &my_mem, 0);
set_uailst( 32, UAI$_OWNER, my_owner, 0);
set_uailst( 9, UAI$_ACCOUNT, my_account, 0);
//
// put more 'set uai lst' lines here
//
set_uailst( 0, 0, 0, 0); // terminate list
rc = sys$getuai (0, 0, &username_dx, uailst, 0, 0, 0);
// legend for lowest 3 bits of VMS return codes
// ...000 -w- (warning)
// ...001 -s- (success)
// ...010 -e- (error)
// ...011 -i- (informational)
// ...100 -f- (fatal)
// ...101 -?- (undefined)
// ...110 -?- (undefined)
// ...111 -?- (undefined)
//
if (!(rc & 1)) {
printf ("Error: %x for username: %s\n", rc, username);
}
else {
printf ("UAI info for username: %s\n", username);
printf ("UIC : %o (octal) %x (hex)\n" ,my_uic, my_uic);
printf ("UIC grp : %o (octal)\n", my_grp);
printf ("UIC mem : %o (octal)\n", my_mem);
printf ("OWNER : %s\n" ,my_owner);
printf ("ACCOUNT : %s\n" ,my_account);
}
}