Launching Data File Editor from a Command Line or Shell Prompt

Use the following syntax to launch Data File Editor from your Enterprise Developer command line or shell prompt:

mfdatatools2 [file-type][path][filename][option...] 
file-type
This parameter is optional. If omitted, Data File Editor opens without a file loaded. If specified, file-type must be one of:
/data
Specifies that the file to be opened is a data file, and will be opened in the Data File Editor.
path
This parameter is optional. If specified, Data File Editor attempts to open the named file located in the path specified. If omitted, Data File Editor attempts to open the named file located in the current working directory.
filename
This parameter is optional. If specified, Data File Editor uses the path (if specified) and filename to open the file in the appropriate editor. If omitted, Data File Editor opens with no file loaded.
option
These parameters are optional, and will only take effect if the /data file type is also specified. If omitted, Data File Editor opens at the Open File dialog box, where you can set the required options. You can specify one or more of:
/org org-type
The organization of the file. org-type can be one of:
seq
Sequential files.
lseq
Line sequential files.
rel
Relative files.
idx
Indexed files.
/reclen
The maximum record length.