Using Externally Described Files in a Program

This topic describes how to:
  • Create externally described files
  • Use level checking to verify that the descriptions with which the program was compiled are still functional
  • Avoid field alignment problems in C/C++ structures
  • Including external field definitions in a program
  • Define and use indicators
  • Include physical and logical database files in a program
  • Include device files in a program
  • Include multiple record formats in a program
  • Include packed decimal data in a program