The following are supported file formats and organizations available for Classic Data File Tools, including define key requirements, and minimum record length requirements for each variable record format.
| Format | Organization | Record length | Define keys? | Specify min length? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Focus | Sequential | Fixed or Variable | No | Yes if record format is variable. |
| Micro Focus | Line sequential | Variable | No | No |
| Micro Focus | Indexed | Fixed or Variable | Yes | Yes if record length is variable. The minimum length must exceed the largest offset plus key length combination defined for this file. |
| Micro Focus | Relative | Fixed or Variable | No | Yes if record length is variable. |
| IDXFORMAT(4) | n/a | Fixed or Variable | Yes | Yes if record length is variable. The minimum length must exceed the largest offset plus key length combination defined for this file. |
| IDXFORMAT(8) | n/a | Fixed or Variable | Yes | Yes if record length is variable. The minimum length must exceed the largest offset plus key length combination defined for this file. |