Creating an Alias File
Follow the procedure below to create an alias file.
On the Alias tab, click
Open
and browse to the folder in which you want to save the file.
Enter a file name. You are told the file does not exist and asked if you want to create it. Click
Yes
.
Click
New
to add a new alias entry to the alias file. The Alias Properties dialog box appears with blank fields.
In the
Alias Name
field, enter the name of the alias you want to add. For example, you might enter
reserve
for an airline reservation service.
In the
Working Directory
field, enter the directory in which the COBOL object files for this alias can be found. (This must be an existing directory.)
Click
OK
to add this entry to the alias file.
Repeat the procedure for each record you want to add to the alias file.
Click
OK
to apply your changes.
Parent topic:
Alias Tab