I created a format IDX-8 data file using Visual COBOL 5.0 on Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019. I would like to know what is the size limit for this data file. I read a knowledge base articled at https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/visual-cobol/vc60/DevHub/HRFLRHFILE09.html . It states that format IDX-8 "Supports Files Logically >4 Gb". What is meant by "logically"? And what is the maximum size that an format IDX-8 data file will support? I performed a rebuild on the file to obtain the file information which is as follows:
"File : C:\\tpselfax.DAT
Organization : Indexed
Format : IDX-8
Recording Mode : Fixed
Compression : N
Maximum Record Length : 512
Minimum Record Length : 512
Index Node Size : 1024
Number of data records : 1413292
Data Created With Extfh Version : 19999
Last Updated With Extfh Version : 19999
Key Description (where 'Start' is measured from offset 1):
Key Start Length Dupl Key Comp Sparse Char
0 1 33 N
C:\\tpselfax.DAT /i "
Thanks in advance.



