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IDXFORMAT

The IDXFORMAT option specifies the format to use when creating indexed files.

Syntax:

IDXFORMAT = integer

Parameters:

0: Default format for the operating system (identical to 8.)
1: C-ISAM.
3: Micro Focus default indexed file format.
4: Optimized format for fast duplicate key handling.
5: Btrieve with ANSI
6: Btrieve without ANSI
8: Large indexed file format.
9: Indexed with single key, non-duplicate, key ordered records.
10: Reserved.
11: Mainframe print file format.
12-13: Reserved.
14: Heap file.
15: ESDS
16: ESDS-Big
17-255: Reserved.

Properties:

Default:

Comments:

Rebuild will not take the setting of this configuration option into account when generating a new file. Refer to the Rebuild Options /t topic in the Reference section for further information.

You can also set the index format using the IDXFORMAT Compiler directive, which will override the setting specified in the file handler configuration file.