Common File User's Guide - Default Library Values and Limits

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Default Library Values and Limits

The current implementation of the common file library has the following set of maximum and default values. Note that the values are applied at the time of file creation.

Parameter		Maximum						Default		Description
		Vers 1		Vers 2		Vers 3
`ABORT`		N/A		N/A		N/A		1		Abort-on-error flag
`MAX_NODES`		128		512		none		64		Maximum number of subnodes per node
`MAX_VARIABLES`		128		512		none		64		Maximum number of variables per node
`MAX_INTEGERS`		128		none		none		64		Maximum number of `INTEGER` elements in a node header
`MAX_REALS`		128		none		none		64		Maximum number of `REAL` elements in a node header
`MAX_CHARACTERS`		4		none		none		2		Maximum number of `CHARACTER*80` elements in a node header
`MAX_FILES`		7		7		15		max		Maximum number of common files that can be open simultaneously by the application. This cannot be altered by the application.

Last updated 16 Mar 1999