For emulation purposes, you can arrange to return file status codes other than ANSI'85 and ANSI'74. To do so: 
	 
 
	  
		- Use the CONVERTSTATUS File Handler configuration option to specify the name of a program that is called to map returned status values. The program name depends upon the type of compiler: 
		   
		  
 
				 
				 
				 
				   
					 | Compiler | CONVERTSTATUS= |   
					 | RM/COBOL | rmstat |   
					 | IBM Mainframe COBOL | hoststat |   
					 | Microsoft COBOL V2 | msstat |  
 
 You can add the CONVERTSTATUS parameter to the File Handler configuration file 
			 extfh.cfg. For more information, see the topic 
			 File Handler Configuration. 
		   
- When compiling, use the following compiler directives: 
		  
 
		
Note: A list of Microsoft COBOL V2 file status codes is given in the topic 
		
Microsoft COBOL V2 File Status Codes.