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VAXTPU EXPAND_NAME — VMS 5.2

 EXPAND_NAME

    Returns a string containing the name (or names) of VAXTPU variables,
    keywords, or procedures that begin with a string you specify.  VAXTPU
    searches its internal symbol tables to find a match, using your input
    string as the initial substring for the match.

 Syntax

    string2 := EXPAND_NAME (string1, keyword)

    Parameters

    string1    The initial substring of a VAXTPU name.  The string may
               contain the asterisk wildcard (*, matching an arbitrary
               number of characters) and percent wildcard (%, matching a
               single arbitrary character).

    keyword    The type of VAXTPU name you want to match:

               ALL .......... Match all names
               KEYWORDS ..... Match only keyword names
               PROCEDURES ... Match only procedure names
               VARIABLES .... Match only variable names

 Example

    full_name := EXPAND_NAME ("create", ALL);

    Returns in the variable FULL_NAME the following VAXTPU words:

        CREATE_BUFFER         CREATE_KEY_MAP
        CREATE_KEY_MAP_LIST   CREATE_PROCESS
        CREATE_RANGE          CREATE_WINDOW

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