{
{    The purpose of this procedure is to initialize the validation file for an
{ existing family as it is being brought on line.  This procedure opens the
{ validation file, checks to make sure required user names exist on it and
{ converts the validation file if necessary.
{
{       AVP$INITIALIZE_FAMILY (FAMILY_NAME, STATUS)
{
{ FAMILY_NAME: (input)  This parameter specifies the name of the family to be
{       initialized.
{
{ STATUS: (output) This parameter specifies the request status.
{
