Description:
Changes the type
of an HDS structure object - the type of a primitive object cannot be changed.
Usage:
hretype inp newtype
Parameters:
INP = UNIV (Read)
The name of the object.
<GLOBAL.HDSOBJ>
TYPE = CHAR (Read)
New type - a valid HDS non-primitive type.
Examples:
% hretype
cfile.structure data_array
Sets the type of cfile.structure to DATA_ARRAY % hretype
cfile.structure.data _REAL
Error - cannot change the type of a primitive object. Method
CALLS
DAT_RETYPE
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