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SAR$ COM
OUTPUT_TEXT_BUFFER_ADDRESS
PLUS Attribute: word pointer
The address of the output text buffer, which contains the character text of the image
that the SAR$ COM function writes out.
OUTPUT_TEXT_BUFFER_BYTE_LENGTH
PLUS Attribute: 18-bit integer
The length in 9-bit bytes of the character text in the text buffer. This is the number
of characters that the SAR$ COM function writes out.
INPUT_TEXT_BUFFER_ADDRESS
PLUS Attribute: word pointer
The address of the input text buffer, which contains the character text of the image
that the SAR$ COM function reads in. This field is not necessary if
INPUT_TEXT_BUFFER_BYTE_LENGTH is zero.
INPUT_TEXT_BUFFER_BYTE_LENGTH
PLUS Attribute: 18-bit integer
The length in 9-bit bytes of the input text buffer; this is the maximum number of
characters that the SAR$ COM function will read in. If this field is set to zero, no
input is solicited from the operator's console.
20.1.1.2. Optional Information for SAR$ COM Procedure
The calling program may optionally set the following fields of the COM packet. The
default values are obtained by zero-filling the COM packet before placing any information
in the packet.
OUTPUT_CHARACTER_TYPE
PLUS Attribute: 6-bit status
The character set type of the image written out by the SAR$ COM function.
S'ASCII_ISO' ASCII/ISO 9-bit characters (default).
S'ACD' Attributed character data (ACD)
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