The underlying file system affects the value to which this File Handler configuration option should be set. 
               	 
            
 
            	 
            CAUTION:
             
               		
                
                  		  
                  - Do not set FILEMAXSIZE to 8 under any of the following circumstances: 
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        - You are running applications on an operating system which does not support a 64-bit file system. 
                           				
                        
- You are running applications that access FAT file systems, since such file systems do not support file addressibility greater
                           than 32-bit file addressing. 
                           				
                        
- If any accessing program needs to access a shared file in a 32-bit file system. 
                           				
                        
- You are sharing files with applications using earlier versions of the Micro Focus COBOL product that only supported 32-bit
                           file access. 
                           				
                        
 
- All applications accessing a file must run with the File Handler configured with the same value for FILEMAXSIZE. 
                     		  
                  
- Only 32-bit (4GB) support is provided for Novell systems. 
                     		  
                  
In these situations you must set FILEMAXSIZE to 4.