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Launching Data File Tools (Technology Preview) from a Command Line or Shell Prompt

Use the following syntax to launch the Data File Tools (Technology Preview) IDE from your Visual COBOL command line or shell prompt:

mfdatatools2 [file-type][path][filename][option...] 
file-type
This parameter is optional. If omitted, Data File Tools (Technology Preview) attempts to auto-detect the type of file, and open the appropriate editor (Data File or Structure File). 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.
/dfs
Specifies that the file to be opened is a structure file, and will be opened in the Structure File Editor.
/create_dfs
Specifies that a structure file is to be created for the specified data file, by either specifying the data file or an associated .idy file.
path
This parameter is optional. If specified, Data File Tools (Technology Preview) attempts to open the named file located in the path specified. If omitted, Data File Tools (Technology Preview) attempts to open the named file located in the current working directory.
filename
This parameter is optional. If specified, Data File Tools (Technology Preview) uses the path (if specified) and filename to open the file in the appropriate editor. If omitted, Data File Tools (Technology Preview) 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 Tools (Technology Preview) 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.
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