using SET to define I/O files 1

[supra94red]

Hello,
I can't get my dos SET statements to work in Microfocus
Cobol version4.0.28 for Windows2000. I'm trying to
use a statement such as "SET FILEIN1=C:\DATA\DATAIN.TXT"
and then run the executable. I can get it to work in my
evaluation copy of Realia Cobol, but not MFC. In the
I/O section I have this...

INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT FILEIN
ASSIGN TO UT-S-FILEIN1
ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL.


...I also tried removing UT-S- portion with no luck.
The error I'm getting is...
I/O error : file ' '
error code: 9/104 (ANS74), pc=0, call=1, seg=0

Please Help!!!
Thank You,
Dan.

 

[CliveC]

You need to say:
ASSIGN TO EXTERNAL FILEIN1

or you can use the ASSIGN"EXTERNAL" compiler directive.

Clive

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[supra94red]

MAN THAT WORKED, YOU'RE AWESOME!!!!!
THANKS A MILLION!!!!



Dan.

 

[k5tm]

I'll give you a star, Clive! Tom Morrison

 

[CliveC]

Thanks Tom. Clive

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