Microsoft KB Archive/21229

REBUILD Enhancements for Version 1.21

PSS ID Number: Q21229 Article last modified on 11-16-1992

1.12 MS-DOS

Questions: What enhancements were made to REBUILD.EXE Version 1.21?

Response: REBUILD, the Indexed file recovery utility, has been enhanced in Version 1.21 to allow a new Indexed key file to be created without producing a new Indexed data file. The resulting key and data file may be used in exactly the same way as any other Indexed file. REBUILD also has been given the ability to accept its input from the command line, simplifying its use in batch files. Any previously existing Indexed key files to be used with programs running under MS-COBOL Versions 1.10 and later must be rebuilt with REBUILD, Version 1.21 or later. Version 1.21 of REBUILD allows the key file to be re-created while still using the original data file. Indexed files processed with Version 1.21 of REBUILD may be used with all MS-COBOL programs from Version 1.0 and later. For more information on REBUILD, see Appendix E “Rebuild: Indexed File Recovery Utility” in the “Microsoft COBOL Compiler User’s Guide.” Note that this appendix does not currently contain information on these enhancements.

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