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**OWNER(**//password//**)**

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| **OWNER** | Specifies a file encryption password. |
| //password// | A string constant or variable. |

The **OWNER** attribute (PROP:OWNER) specifies the //password// which is used by the ENCRYPT attribute to encrypt the data. An "Invalid Data File" error occurs if the //password// does not match the password that was actually used to encrypt the file.

An OWNER attribute without an accompanying ENCRYPT attribute is allowed by some file systems.

If the file is declared without the THREAD attribute, the variable used with the OWNER attribute should also be declared without the THREAD atttibute.

**Example:**

**Customer FILE,DRIVER('Clarion'),****OWNER****('abCdeF'),ENCRYPT  !Encrypt data password "abCdeF"**

**Record    RECORD**

**Name       STRING(20)**

**          END**

**         END**

**See Also:**

[[encrypt  encrypt data file .htm|ENCRYPT]]

[[external  set defined externally .htm|EXTERNAL]]