What is a SEM File Type?
When two or more tables are linked together in Alpha Five, a set consisting of a SEM file, SET and SEX is created. They are the dictionary of data sets for the two or more linked tables. Reports, forms and other objects related to the apos are stored in the dictionary. The SEM files should be kept with SET and SEX Set Data Dictionary so that all the elements and their parts can be found by Alpha.
SET files are similar to .DBF because they have a width limit for the number of characters that can be contained in a column. Alpha Five creates a ten-character field in the SET files that refers to the' location of the memo in the SEM file that contains the actual information.
Alpha Five became Alpha Anywhere in 2013.
What is a Default SEM File Name?
When you create the apos, the SEM file will be created with the same name as the SET and SEX files associated with it.