File Status Conversions

For emulation purposes, you can arrange to return file status codes other than ANSI'85 and ANSI'74. To do so:

1. Use the CONVERTSTATUS File Handler configuration option to specify the name of a program that is called to map returned status values. The program name depends upon the type of compiler:

   Compiler	CONVERTSTATUS=
   Ryan MacFarland COBOL	rmstat
   IBM Mainframe COBOL	hoststat
   Microsoft COBOL V2	msstat

   You can add the CONVERTSTATUS parameter to the File Handler configuration file extfh.cfg. For more information, see the topic File Handler Configuration.

2. If creating a linked application, link an object into the application. The object that you link depends upon the compiler:

   Compiler	Object
   Ryan MacFarland COBOL	rmstat.obj
   IBM Mainframe COBOL	hoststat.obj
   Microsoft COBOL V2	msstat.obj

3. When compiling, use the following compiler directives:
   • NOANS85
   • COBFSTATCONV