LegacyJ FAQ

What is the advantage of ASSIGNing a file type?

The ASSIGN TO "mf:filename" is present because the file format used is decided at runtime, and a single program may use multiple file formats.  (For example, a single program may merge data from a MicroFocus, an AcuConnect, and an AS/400 data file. There are data usages such as BINARY-REV which stores data in the reverse order of BINARY which help produce more complex programs such as that.)