R-MAKE-FUNCTION

This function creates a new relative file. It overwrites any existing file of the same name unless they’re in use. If the file is in use, the function fails.

Syntax:

SET R-MAKE-FUNCTION TO TRUE    CALL "R$IO" USING RIO-FUNCTION                   name                   lParms            GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

name	the name of the file to create.
lParms	a string that describes the record size by providing two numbers separated by comma in the form: max-rec-size,min-rec-size   Variable length files are not supported, so max-rec-size should be equal to min-rec-size.

Return code:

returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:

>0	Operation successful.
0	Operation failed.