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PowerBSORT V7.0 User's Guide
FUJITSU Software

1.5.1 File types

Text file

Text files are document files composed of character-string data. Records are delimited by new line characters. It is not possible to exist together though in new line characters, there is CR, LF or CRLF. The first EOF character signifies end of file.

Binary fixed length file

Fixed length files are composed of records of fixed length containing character strings and hexadecimal data.

NetCOBOL sequential, index, and relative file

They are file formats supported in NetCOBOL, including older versions of the file system. Fixed length and variable length records are supported.

Micro Focus COBOL sequential, indexed, and relative file

File formats supported by Micro Focus COBOL. Fixed length and variable length records are supported.

Btrieve file

Btrieve files are supported by the Btrieve runtime system. Fixed length and variable length records are supported.