Mnemonic name manipulation

Enter, delete or retrieve a mnemonic name

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                | CALL  CDNAME (PATH,NW,CHTAG,CHOPT,IRC*) |
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PATH
Character string specifying the directory path name in which the alias is returned (option R)
NW
Integer variable specifying the number of significant elements of CHTAG
CHTAG
Character array of significant length NW containing the mnemonic names for each element of objects stored in the directory PATH
CHOPT
Character variable specifying the options required.
'D'
Delete the current mnemonic name definitions for the specified path name ( CHTAG are ignored).
'R'
Return the current mnemonic name definitions in CHTAG
'P'
Print the current mnemonic name definitions for objects stored in the directory CHTAG are ignored)
'U'
Update the DICTIONARY directory with the specified mnemonic names.
IRC
Integer return code
0
Normal completion
182
Illegal path name
183
Illegal number of data words
201
Dictionary directory not found
205
No mnemonic name definitions found
See page [more info] for a discussion of HEPDB mnemonic names.