When set to "1" (on, true, yes), this variable causes the FILE_PREFIX variable to be applied to data files with full path names (those beginning with "/", forward slash). Otherwise, FILE_PREFIX is not applied to files with full path names. For example, if your application specifies the file:
/accounting/data/ind.dat
and your FILE_PREFIX variable is set to:
FILE_PREFIX /master_data
and APPLY_FILE_PATH is set to "on", the runtime looks for your file in:
/master_data/accounting/data/ind.dat
The default value of APPLY_FILE_PATH is "0" (off).