Conversion (*.dat) to a readable format
in [Cobol]
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From: epc8 on 5 Sep 2005 15:49 nawrass wrote: > I will change the question, I have found some utilities for conversion > "Vancouver utilities" .. Can tell me how to use it ? > Thanxs you all and specially Thank you M. Bill klein see http://www.uvsoftware.ca/ Note: One of their web pages claims: "Converting EBCDIC data files to ASCII is usually driven by the COBOL copybooks (record layouts). But if copybooks are not available the record layouts can be automatically generated by scanning the EBCDIC data, using the unique codes for packed decimal signs and zoned signs." [cue dialog between Ed Platt and Don Adams ....]
From: HeyBub on 5 Sep 2005 16:37 nawrass wrote: > Hi, > I have to convert some Data Cobol files to a readable format(Excel, > txt, ...). The problem is that those files are not editable under > NotePad or a text editor ... (not a sequential file by line). > Plz could you help me, i am a biginner in COBOL :-(( > 10x Not really. There is no such thing as a native "COBOL" file. COBOL can write files in any format and name them anything. Heck, you may be looking at a GIF or XML or DOC file that just happens to have an extension of DAT. There is no way to tell by looking only at the file.
From: Michael Mattias on 5 Sep 2005 19:19
Free tutorial, cleverly (?) titled "ASCII and EBCIC, COBOL and IEEE" The text starts with.. "One question commonly asked on COBOL-related Internet newsgroups goes something like this: "We have some COBOL-produced data [on our mainframe]. We need to convert it to use with BASIC/C/C++/COBOL programs on a personal/Unix/Apple computer. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks in advance. " .....The purpose of this document is to familiarize the reader ...and to suggest conversion strategies for some common scenarios. " http://www.talsystems.com/tsihome_html/downloads/C2IEEE.htm -- Michael Mattias Tal Systems, Inc. Racine WI http://www.talsystems.com |