HDS_LOCK

Lock container file

Description:

Lock a container file in update mode; this protects the file from being accessed by other writers. The file remains explicitly locked until HDS_FREE is called or until the file is physically closed.

Invocation

CALL HDS_LOCK( LOC, STATUS )

Arguments

LOC = CHARACTER  ( DAT__SZLOC ) (Given)
Locator to the container file’s top-level object.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.