For format 8 indexed files, the
FILEPOINTERSIZE parameter specifies the length in bytes to use to store file pointers.
Syntax:
FILEPOINTERSIZE
=
{
6
}
{
8
}
Parameters:
- 6
- Use 6 bytes, allowing for files up to 256 terabytes.
- 8
- Use 8 bytes, allowing for files over 256 terabytes.
Comments:
The FILEPOINTERSIZE=8 option uses up more space to store file pointers. Therefore, the resulting file size might increase slightly.