Configuring Environment Variables

The MFDAS command line check for optional environment variables to have been specified. These variables allow certain configuration information to be designated.

The environment variables that you can configure are:

Environment variable	Description
`MFAIMBEDDEDHEX`	Indicates that you require all source code embedded hex values handled in the same way as the `MDECONV` application, in that all translated hex values less than `x'1f'` will have a null character inserted before the hex value. The COBOL run-time system will properly handle these imbedded hex values. For example: export MFAIMBEDDEDHEX=COBOL
`MFA_INDEX_FORMAT`	Enables you to override the default index format on KSDS VSAM data sets. Set `MFA_INDEX_FORMAT` to the index format you want to use during the conversion. For example: export MFA_INDEX_FORMAT=IDXFORMAT(8) Then run the MFA client program. Note: This can be used for command-line tools.

Environment variable

Description

MFAIMBEDDEDHEX

Indicates that you require all source code embedded hex values handled in the same way as the MDECONV application, in that all translated hex values less than x'1f' will have a null character inserted before the hex value. The COBOL run-time system will properly handle these imbedded hex values. For example:

export MFAIMBEDDEDHEX=COBOL

MFA_INDEX_FORMAT

Enables you to override the default index format on KSDS VSAM data sets. Set MFA_INDEX_FORMAT to the index format you want to use during the conversion. For example:

export MFA_INDEX_FORMAT=IDXFORMAT(8)

Then run the MFA client program.

Note: This can be used for command-line tools.