What is the benefit of using Externally Described files
over Internally
Described?

Answer Posted / nitin

The database which is created outside the program and
declare in program as Externally described. These are PF,
LF which have DDS and and compiled to create a object.
Externally described files are different from Program
described files whose DDS define within program itself.

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