FILETYPE

Specifies the file format to use when creating files.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--FILETYPE--"integer"--------------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

integer

An integer representing the type to use.

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 (Windows) or Reserved (UNIX)
6: Btrieve without ANSI (Windows) or Reserved (UNIX)
8: Large indexed file format
9: Indexed with single key, non-duplicate, key ordered records
10: Reserved
11: Mainframe print file format
12: Large indexed file format with separate index file
13: Reserved
14: Heap file
15: ESDS
16: Extended ESDS
17: Vision
18: Microsoft SQL Server
19: Oracle
20: DB2
21: RM
22-255: Reserved

Properties:

Default:	FILETYPE"0"
Phase:	Syntax check
$SET:	Any

Dependencies:

FILETYPE"integer" sets IDXFORMAT"integer" immediately.

DIALECT"RM" sets FILETYPE"21" immediately.

Comments:

This directive only works on files processed by the Micro Focus File Handler. Use the CALLFH directive if you are processing files other than indexed files.

To produce print files in the style of an IBM mainframe using FILETYPE"11", you must also:

Set the directive OSVS or VCS2
Use WRITE AFTER ADVANCING syntax
Set the CALLFH directive (so your program uses the Micro Focus File Handler)
Use a SELECT statement in the form:
```
select printfile assign "print" organization is sequential.
```
(Print files in the style of an IBM mainframe have a print control character in the first column.)