From: vaxs09@alpha.tst.tracor.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 8:07 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: Process Permanent Files

In article <37E625D2.10B2E37D@rtfmcsi.com>, Chuck Chopp <ChuckChopp@rtfmcsi.com> writes:
> I'm curious about this, too, since I have not done a tremendous amount of
> programming at the higher/inner access mode.
> 
> What do we use to keep track of the handle to the open file once our image
> reduces its access mode back to user mode and then runs down?

Do your open in supervisor mode (or better) with FAB$M_PPF set in FAB$L_FOP.
Then create a supervisor mode logical name containing an escape, a null and
the two bytes taken from FAB$W_IFI.

I've never tried this.  But it should be at least close to correct.

	John Briggs			vaxs09@alpha.tst.tracor.com