mands-reference/SET.html#_set_desc" title="SET">SET DATA/FORMAT=descriptor</a>" will cause any file to be opened as a descriptor dataset.</p>
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yes? use file.mc

yes? SET DATA/FORMAT=descriptor filename.anything
yes? USE/FORMAT=des file.nnn</pre><p>
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<p align="left" class="secHeader">10.4.2 <b>Example descriptor file </b></p>
<p align="left"><a name="_VPINDEXENTRY_1146" id="_VPINDEXENTRY_1146"></a>A typical MC descriptor file is given below. This file ties into