Use the TYPE command to indicate the canonicalization
to be applied to this file.
The TYPE statement
must come after a FILE command and preceed any
DATA commands.
The syntax is
TYPE | type |
where
type | is either A or I or any other defined canonicalization |
Canonicalization is at the heart of UFT. There are a finite number of conversions that must be applied to files to be carried between unlike hosts. Proper application of these conversions (canonicalizations) ensures file integrity.
An alternate syntax is
TYPE | type [ cc ] |
where
type | is either A or I or any other defined canonicalization |
cc | is a carriage control indicator |
Carriage control is generallly only applicable to program listings and similar printed output. Use "C" to indicate ASA carriage control (FORTRAN carriage control). Other values will be implementation dependent. The design of UFT is such that unrecognized values may be ignored.