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OSEXT (↑ Compiler Control)
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  Directive:    OSEXT
 
  Function:     Tells the compiler what extension to expect by default
                on the names of source files.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬──OSEXT──"ext"─────────────────────
        └─/─┘
 
  Parameters:   ext                  The extension.
 
  Default:      OSEXT "CBL"
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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