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HP ALLBASE/4GL Files HP ALLBASE/4GL uses the following types of files: * HP ALLBASE/4GL system files. * Application data files. * Program files. The following paragraphs contain a brief summary of the various HP ALLBASE/4GL files and their purpose. Appendix D contains an explanation of the operating system environment required for these files. System Files HP ALLBASE/4GL uses a set of system files referred to as S-files. These files hold the complete definition of each HP ALLBASE/4GL application. These files reside in the group and account identified by the MPE/iX variable HP4SPATH. Application Data Files Application data files are the data files (other than HP ALLBASE/SQL tables and HP TurboIMAGE/iX data sets) referenced by the HP ALLBASE/4GL application. Application data files can be KSAM data files or serial data files. Serial data files can have fixed length records, or variable length records. These files may reside in any group and account to which the user has access rights. When you define a data file you must assign the file a name for use within HP ALLBASE/4GL and specify the name by which the operating system knows the file. This external name may use a fully qualified file name to specify the group and account for the file. HP ALLBASE/4GL application data files do not need to be restricted to one group or account. However, as a developer you must have the correct access permissions to be able to create the data files as required. Program Files HP ALLBASE/4GL uses a number of program files enabling you to develop an application. By default, these program files reside in the PUB.SYS group and account.