3.Call the intrinsic HPFPCONVERT to convert REALs from MPE V/E to MPE/iX ￿oating poin t format.

4.Write the data out to a new ￿le.

Note

A subroutine that has $HP3000_16 ON cannot call the HPFPCONVERT intrinsic.

Pascal on MPE V/E and MPE/iX has the follo wing incompatibilities due to data alignmen t:

MPE V/E and IEEE ￿oating poin t format

Data alignmen t of simple variables and record elemen ts

String format

Pointers

COBOL II on MPE V/E and MPE/iX has incompatible indexed and sync hronized data items.

Data Communications

Hewlett-Packard's networked, data communications and data managemen t products are called HP AdvanceNet. AdvanceNet provides network services (NS) softw are products, including interactive and programmatic services. NS enables Hewlett-P ackard and multivendor computer systems to comm unicate with each other and share resources. F or detailed information, refer to NS3000/XL User/Programmer Reference Manual (36920-90001).

Network File Transfer (NFT)

Network File Transfer (NFT) is the net work service that copies disc ￿les from one computer system in a network to another. NFT can transfer a ￿le bet ween any two systems in a local area network. NFT can transfer ￿les bet ween two systems remote from y our own or perform local transfers on a single HP 3000. Y ou can use NFT interactively or programmatically .

Remote Process Management (RPM)

Remote Process Managemen t (RPM) provides intrinsics that allow a process to create and kill other processes (that is, initiate and terminate their execution). A created process ma y or may not be dependent on the creator. If it is independen t, it can continue to execute after the creator has expired. RPM permits a process to create a process and send information

to it in the same in trinsic call. You can use RPM in conjunction with Net work Interprocess Communication (NetIPC) to manage distributed applications. F or detailed information on NetIPC, refer to NetIPC 3000/XL Programmers Reference Manual (5958-8600).

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