Cobol

Cobol convert program Job Request
Hi everyone. I have a cobol file (from microfocus) (.mst and .idx about 6 meg uncompressed). and the header: $SET REMOVE(LENGTH) NOTRUNC INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT NOT OPTIONAL IL-BLDG-SKETCH ASSIGN "B-SKETCH.MST" ORGANIZATION INDEXED ... 24 Feb 2007 18:52

IBM Mainframe - Batch Job to Generate Data Set List?
?? Ursprüngliche Nachricht Am 26.01.07, 16:39:58, schrieb docdwarf(a)panix.com () zum Thema [OT] IBM Mainframe - Batch Job to Generate Data Set List?: logging off and logging on to free up said LIST from my current session? Use command: LIST KEEP and you can rename the dataset and LIST DELETE to de... 5 Feb 2007 10:43

Can't sort variable length records using mfsort
I am evaluating the use of microfocus' mfsort under linux. I created a variable length file with a cobol program as follows: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. TESTER. *================================================================= ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.... 17 Jan 2007 05:30

Variable Length Input File
Is there a way in Cobol to handle an input file that has variable LRECL? If there is, how would it be defined in the FD section? Thank you. ... 2 Jan 2007 14:44

Microfocus COBOL 3.2.43 (16bit)
One of my current contract tasks is to put a old, vulnerable application based on 16bit code on a firmer footing by researching, documenting and testing changes to it. Build architecture is Windows NT4 SP4, Microfocus COBOL 3.2.43, Gupta SQL Pre-Compiler 2.5.2, SLQ*Base9. Prod. platform is NT4 SP6, XP SP1. Will b... 29 Dec 2006 20:39

Procobol error.. please help
Hi All, I'm a newbie. I am trying to create a program to extract some entries from tables and load some others, using Pro*COBOL. The overall thing seems to be all right, but on compiling I am getting a strange one I never encountered before - PCB-S-00400, Encountered the symbol "<end-of-source>" when expecting... 19 Dec 2006 13:47

Information about direct cobol abort codes
hi i need to use direct abort codes in cobol for aborting my job.. i.e if i have soem fields with non-numeric values then i need to set an abort code and stop the pgm there itself and return the abort codes.. this should not be done with SOC7 or return codes.. i heard that there are direct abort codes in cobol t... 18 Dec 2006 14:15

Micro Focus Net Express 5.0
After much talk about OO COBOL, as it were, I finally decided I would spend a bit of money to try it out. I bought Micro Focus Net Express 5.0 "University Edition". Technically, I got "Net Express 5.0 University Edition and Visual Studio* Software and Book Shipment Non-Student". This includes: Micro Focus... 4 Dec 2006 20:51

RM/COBOL 6.61.00 for Linux and terminfo
Hi, I have the hard task of making a legacy cobol application that was running on a DEC alpha with linux work on a x86 box running centos linux (the freee variant of Redhat enterprise linux). After many shell scripts edited, some TERM's experimented I'm now able to start the application in full color, use the ... 29 Nov 2006 07:17

Rather Polite of Him, Wouldn't You Say?
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