
  TYPE
    fmt$path_description_unit = record
      next_path_description_unit: ^fmt$path_description_unit,
        { searches will always start with the oldest pdu }
        { ie. root of tree }
      total_count: ost$non_negative_integers,
        { record of total number of assignments ever made to this pdu }
      current_count: ost$non_negative_integers,
        { record of total number of active entries currently in this pdu }
      entry_assignment: ^string ( * ),
      entries: ^fmt$path_description_entries,
    recend,

    fmt$path_description_entries = array [ 1 .. * ] of
      fmt$path_description_entry;

*copyc osd$integer_limits
*copyc fmt$path_description_entry
