C$FORMAT

The C$FORMAT option determines the default file format for actions performed using the C$COPY, C$DELETE, and RENAME file handling library routines.

Syntax:

C$FORMAT = format

Parameters:

format
The file format used for operations performed by the library routines C$COPY, C$DELETE, and RENAME. Must be one of:

Properties:

Default: 17

Comments:

You can specifiy this option in [XFH-DEFAULT] or any other section of the configuration file.

When you call one of the file handling routines, IDXFORMAT defaults to the value of C$FORMAT, but can then be overriden if specified in the file handling configuration file.

Parent topic: Configuration File Options
Related reference
C$COPY
RENAME
C$DELETE
C$FILEINFO