PowerFORM Runtime V11.0 Reference

6.5 Setting the Descriptor Name

• Format

  Specify in the FORMAT clause.

• Function

  Specify the name of the descriptor to be used for output processing for one name specified in FORMAT clause. To call an output function immediately after open processing and switch a descriptor, use this function to set the descriptor name, and then call the output function.

• Parameters

  FORMAT clause:

  Specify the name of the descriptor to be used for output. Specify a character string of up to eight characters for the descriptor file name, excluding the file extension.