MODIFY-VERSION Modify format of parameter file

The MODIFY-VERSION statement is used to modify the format of the open parameter file. The format of the parameter file is defined when the file is created by means of the OPEN-PARAMETER-FILE statement.

Format *V2 is the format which is currently supported for parameter files. Parameter files in format *V1 cannot be used in the current SDF versions. Consequently only conversion to format *V2 makes sense.

MODIFY-VERSION

VERSION = *UNCHANGED / *V2 / *V1

VERSION = *UNCHANGED / *V2 / *V1
Defines the format of the parameter file.

VERSION = *V2
The parameter file is converted to the currently supported *V2 format.
When a *V1 format is converted to *V2 format, the record length of the parameter file is extended to 67 bytes. The additional bytes are padded with X’00’. Records for group syntax file entries are extended with ‘YES’ and ten X’00’s.
Every object of the parameter file is reconstructed and reinserted into the open parameter file, and a message is output for each such object.

VERSION = *V1
The operand value is supported for compatibility reasons only.
Parameter files with *V1 format can not be used in the current SDF version (conversion truncates the records to 54 bytes).