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Added

May 2010

Following are the various EFS_... options that may be used in conjunction with A-Shell's encrypted file system. 

Options

Description

EFS_OUT_AMOS

This causes any output file (sequential) which is created using an AMOS-style name to be automatically encrypted. (e.g. OPEN #1, "REPORT.PRT", OUTPUT)

EFS_OUT_HOST

This causes any output file (sequential) which is created using a LINUX-style name to be automatically encrypted. (e.g. OPEN #1, "/tmp/report.prt", OUTPUT)

EFS_ALLOCATE

This causes the Basic ALLOCATE function (to create a contiguous file) to automatically encrypt it.

EFS_ALCINDEX

This causes the ISAM-A ALLOCATE'INDEXED command (to create a new ISAM-A file) to automatically encrypt it.