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PRAGMA PROGRAM REFERENCE MANUAL
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FILE FL Standard Interactive-only Verb Definition Operation
Target =

Begins the definition of a new file. After naming the file you must type the
names of each of the nouns that define the fields that the file's record will
contain. Then you must create the empty PFM file in the operating system with
the verb CREATE PFM FILE or EXTERNAL CREATE PFM FILE.
If the file has a mockflag of zero or is a Btrieve file you must define a .DES
.DES file and use the appropriate utility.

FILE called NAME
The shortname is SHORTNAME

NAME can be a string of 1 to 31 characters. SHORTNAME is supplied by PRAGMA
and is the NAME shortened to 8 characters and is the name of the file in the
operating system. SHORTNAME can be edited if desired.

SEE ALSO: CREATE PFM FILE / EXTERNAL CREATE PFM FILE / VERB


 

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