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The OPEN Statement (Report Writer)

See the section The OPEN Statement.

Additional Syntax Rules:

  1. A report file must have sequential organization.
  2. The OPEN statement for a report file must contain only the OUTPUT phrase or the EXTEND phrase.

Additional General Rules:

  1. The OPEN statement for a report file must be executed prior to the execution of an INITIATE statement for any reports contained in the file.
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