Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

    MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION is a VERY special one to load the DAF TOs and CCs 
    into memory - it doesn't do anything else but that - its like a
    pre-defined phantom dsab.
    
> Also, he asked me about how is possible to index the file
> by account name (username) and message number.           
  
    Not sure if I understand you - do you meean index mail messages 
    by VMS account name (or creator or sender?) and by the Zqwerty1234
    type filename of a message ?
    
     Winton

     Hi, excuse if I wasn't not clear, but I'm not a all-in-1 programmer.
  
>    Not sure if I understand you - do you meean index mail messages 
>    by VMS account name (or creator or sender?) and by the Zqwerty1234
>    type filename of a message ?

     The customer is trying to create a file indexed by the username and
     the message number assigned by OA$CURDOC_NUM . Also, he asked me
     which file is opened when the MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION is used and if this
     function validates the TO: AND CC: field through DDS.

     Thanks,

     Claudio.

    
    

    Hi,                                                                 
    
    ok,under V3.0 for each filecabinet there is a unique docnum 
    for each document.              
                                   
    You can also search the filecabinet ala for cab$ with .docnum .eq.
    000123" or beginining..."0012". 
    
   With regards to the username explain the actual requirement 
    and I'll try to help.
                                                               
    MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION - validates using
    special,nicknames,network,dds/profile depending on oa$dds_prime.
    
    Is normally in memory storage - UNTIL message closed, when it is 
    stored in the PDAF (or in SDAF once sent).
    
    The format of the PDAF is basically one record per message, with
    repeating atribute fields for the addressees (and other things).
                                                                     
    MSG-KEY,SUBJECT:xyz TO:XYZ,TO:ABC                                                
                                                               
     Winton

	As has been pointed out, MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION is not a function; it is a
special DSAB.  It is used to map to certain DAF attributes of the current mail
message.

	Therefore, when using MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION (and its normal use is as the
"scrolling data set" for TOs and CCs on a mail message), the "work area" used
is the TOs and CCs of whatever mail message is current (normally, the one just
being created).

	MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION recognizes several "special" alternate-keynames:
TO, CC, and TM.  (If there are others, I am not aware of them.)  
MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION:TO maps to the TO attributes in the DAF; MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION:CC
maps to the CC attributes.  MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION:TM is used by the TM subsystem,
and also maps to the TO attributes in the DAF, with the difference being that
MAL$SCL_FUNCTION:TO does *not* expand distribution lists; MAIL$SCL_FUNCTION:TM
does.

	The best thing to do is to look at some of the examples, both in EM and
in TM.

	F

Hi, one more question:

The customer wants to know which is the best way to indicate to
the /SCROLL field qualifier that file is indexed by the username
and message number (OA$CURDOC_NUM).

Thanks,

Claudio.