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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > File Handling > HOSTCONTZERO

HOSTCONTZERO

For files defined with the RECORD CONTAINS"0" clause, this directive instructs the File Handler to take the record length from the catalog rather than the file description entry.
Note: This directive is supported for native COBOL only.

Syntax:

>>-.---.-.----.--HOSTCONTZERO-------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+

Parameters:

None

Properties:

Default: HOSTCONTZERO for mainframe dialects; NOHOSTCONTZERO for Micro Focus and non-mainframe dialects
Phase: Syntax Check
$SET: Initial
Parent topic: File Handling
Parent topic: Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List
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