For format 8 indexed files, the FILEPOINTERSIZE parameter specifies the length in bytes to use to store file pointers.
Syntax:
 
FILEPOINTERSIZE
=
 { 
6
 } 
 { 
8
 } 
 
Parameters:
- 6
- Use 6 bytes, allowing for files up to 256 terabytes.
- 8
- Use 8 bytes, allowing for files over 256 terabytes.
Comments:
The FILEPOINTERSIZE=8 option uses up more space to store file pointers. Therefore, the resulting file size might increase slightly.