Specifications

Free Format Variables Reference

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M (Operating System File Definition)

Purpose

Defines the details about an operating system file to be accessed by the R (Read

from file) or W (Write to file) entries.

Format

Type No Rec_sz Path

Description

Type

SEQ for sequential file and REL for relative file. Should always be SEQ for

Windows 2000.

Internal file number (501-599) used for file identification within the

Free-Format report.

Rec_sz

Record size in bytes.

Path

File name (and path) for example, server\user\dlyacc.dta. If a new

file is to be used, it must first be created.

Note • If the file is to be accessed by a FORTRAN program using standard

READ/WRITE then the first element of data is stored at word offset three (if

the file is relative).

• A sequential file (xxx) is copied onto a scratch file (xxx.REL) for

READ/WRITE. Therefore a file with this name must not already exist.

• The length of the name of a sequential file should be four characters less

than that of the longest file name.