Well, the paper manuals all say "FILE CODE" belongs with 9 (not -9). I
tried "FILE CODE MNEMONIC" and "FMTFCODE" and they work correctly.
"FCODE" and "INTFCODE" work as -9. So my guess is that it's a CI bug.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard S. Berkowitz [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 10:40 AM
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> Subject:      [HP3000-L] A bug in FINFO or HELP FINFO
>
> Here's what I did:
>
> :HELP FINFO
> Syntax:     FINFO(filename, option)
>
> Defn:       A CI evaluator function that returns information about
>             the specified file.
>
> Type:       String, integer, or Boolean depending upon option.
>
> < big snip>
>
>  9    FILE CODE MNEMONIC          String         File code of disk
> file
>       FMTFCODE
>       FILE CODE
>
> -9    FCODE                       Integer        File code of disk
> file
>       INTFCODE
>
> Then I did the following:
>
> :SETVAR FC  FINFO ("ZMS001","FILE CODE")
> :SHOWVAR FC
> FC = 1052
>
> In other words the mnemonic "FILE CODE" belongs to FINFO option -9 and
> not
> option 9 as it returns an integer and not a string.
>
> Wherein lies the problem? FINFO itself or the MPE/iX HELP facility?
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Leonard S. Berkowitz
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