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CreateDataFileXtd8
Extended 8-byte data file creation.
Short Name
CREDATX8()
Type
Low-Level 8-byte data file function
Declaration
COUNT CreateDataFileXtd8(FILNO datno, cpTEXT filnam, UCOUNT datlen,
UCOUNT xtdsiz, COUNT filmod, LONG permmask, cpTEXT groupid,
cpTEXT fileword, pXCREblk pxcreblk)
Description
In V12 the file number typedef was formally changed from COUNT, a two-byte value to FILNO, a four-byte value. Refer to this link for compatibility details. Four Byte File Numbering
CreateDataFileXtd8() is a variation of CreateDataFile() that permits the use of huge file support. This section expands on the description of CreateDataFile() and CreateDataFileXtd().
pxcreblk points to a XCREblk structure, the extended creation block. For more information, review Huge File Support.
Return
CreateDataFileXtd8() returns similar error codes to those for CreateDataFile() and CreateDataFileXtd(). See FairCom DB Error Codes for a complete listing of valid FairCom DB error values.
See also
InitCTree, CreateIndexFile, CreateDataFile, CreateDataFileXtd
