This Natural profile parameter specifies when work files are to be opened by Natural.
| Possible settings | ON |
A work file is opened at the time when it is first accessed by a
given READ WORK FILE
or WRITE WORK FILE
statement. This means that only those work files which are actually accessed
are opened, while the contents of unopened work files are not deleted.
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OFF |
All work files referenced in a Natural object are opened when the
execution of this object starts. (This may delete the content of a work file
when closing if the work file was referenced by a
WRITE WORK FILE
statement that was never executed.)
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| Default setting | ON |
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| Dynamic specification | yes | |
| Specification within session | no |
WFOPFA=OFF only affects main programs; for routines,
WFOPFA=ON always applies.
