.ecd files

Cloverleaf 5.5 Rev1 running on AIX 5.3

When we use the GUI SMAT utility, it creates .ecd files in the same folder with the same base name as the .idx – .msg files.  What are these?  Do we need them later?  Should Cloverleaf be cleaning these files up automatically?  Here is the contents of one of the files…

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[encode_scheme]

encode_scheme=ASCII no encoding is performed

[encode_format]

encode_format=None

[format_options_frl]

frl_detail_level=

frl_file=

[format_options_hl7]

hl7_variant=

hl7_version=

hl7_show_field_names=false

hl7_detail_level=0

[format_options_hprim]

hprim_variant=

hprim_version=

hprim_show_field_names=false

hprim_detail_level=0

[format_options_hrl]

hrl_detail_level=

hrl_file=

[format_options_ncpdp]

ncpdp_variant=

ncpdp_version=

ncpdp_show_field_names=false

ncpdp_detail_level=0

[format_options_ncpdpfab]

ncpdpfab_variant=

ncpdpfab_version=

ncpdpfab_show_field_names=false

ncpdpfab_detail_level=0

[format_options_ncpdpscript]

ncpdpscript_variant=

ncpdpscript_version=

ncpdpscript_show_field_names=false

ncpdpscript_detail_level=0

[format_options_un_edifact]

un_edifact_variant=

un_edifact_version=

un_edifact_show_field_names=false

un_edifact_detail_level=0

[format_options_vrl]

vrl_detail_level=

vrl_file=

[format_options_x12]

x12_variant=

x12_version=

x12_show_field_names=false

x12_detail_level=0

[format_options_xml]

xml_ocm=

xml_package=

xml_detail_level=

[message]

count=4258

count_time=1196355387232