PowerExchange cannot read named pipes on Windows as if they were files by using an SEQ data map. To read named pipes on Windows, you must write a user access method program. For more information, see the appendix, "User Access Method Programs," in the

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In other respects, Windows file processing is similar to Linux and UNIX file processing and shares the same distinction between text and binary data files.

The maximum record size that PowerExchange can process is 147,456 bytes (144 KB). However, certain variable types that use NUM16 integers enforce a 32-KB limit, such as VB12, VBX2, and VBP2.