INTEROP

The INTEROP option determines which file handler is used for all file organizations in a given folder.

Syntax:

INTEROP = {ACU} {RM}

Parameters:

Note: These options are case sensitive.

ACU: All Vision file organizations in the specified folder (and sub-folders) use Vision, the ACUCOBOL-GT file handler.
RM: All file organizations in the specified folder (and sub-folders) use RMFM, the RM/COBOL file handler.

Example:

In the following excerpt of the configuration file, all file organizations in the folder c:\files\acufiles use the Vision file handler, and all file organizations in the folder c:\files\rmfiles use the RMFM file handler:

[XFH-DEFAULT]
[FOLDER:C:\\files\\acufiles]
INTEROP=ACU

[FOLDER:C:\\files\\rmfiles]
INTEROP=RM

Important: If you include a path to a file in the tag, you must enter the "\" character twice in order for the configuration file to be parsed correctly. For example, instead of

[C:\SITETEST\EXTFH\TEST2.dat]

you would need to enter

[C:\\SITETEST\\EXTFH\\TEST2.dat]

Comments:

ACUFH must be set ON for this option to have an effect. Under Enterprise Server, ESACUFH must also be set to ON for this option to have an effect.

In cases where the INTEROP and IDXFORMAT settings conflict, the INTEROP setting will override IDXFORMAT.

If you are only handling indexed files, you can also use the IDXFORMAT settings of 17 for Vision files and 21 for RM files.

INTEROP does not affect database file organizations.

The values for this option must be entered in upper case; invalid values are ignored.

Take care when applying this option to a folder, as the specified file handler attempts to open any file organizations found on the folder's (and sub-folders') path. Files that are not compatible will produce unwanted behavior. Ensure that only valid files are found on the specified path.