Difference bw VB & VBA Record Format

krishna_Murty · New User Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

Can some one tell what is the difference between a VBA and VB RECFM?

Actually I need to produce a report in VBA format, the dataset
LRECL should be 137 and RECFM is VBA.

Now as per the report i need to write in this 137 LRECL output report at 55th Position a name called 'HOSPITAL'

So in coding the Cobol , at FD declaration and in the File Layout for positioning the
HOSPITAL at 55TH Position.

DATA DIVISION.
FILE SECTION.

FD REPORT-OUT
RECORDING MODE IS V
BLOCK CONTAINS 0
DATA RECORD IS MONTHLY-DATA.

01 RPT-DATA PIC X(133).

So while declaring at Recording Mode, is this V is Ok

Next coming to the Declaring the Working Storage Section, for throwing the HOSPITAL at 55th Position, can i declare as below.

01 RPT-LYT-NM.
05 FILLER PIC X(54) VALUE ALL '-'.
05 FILLER PIC X(24) VALUE 'HOSPITAL'

How much Length for filler from staring, i need to declare , is this 54 ok.

Regards
Krishna

MFRASHEED · Active User Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 186 Location: USA

Looks like this was previously answered refer to

http://ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=8902&highlight=vba

krishna_Murty · New User Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

Looks good

But also can you please answer how the coding alters in respect to cobol program for my above situation, when the report is to be presented in VB compared to the report when presented in VBA.

Regards
Krishna

MFRASHEED · Active User Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 186 Location: USA

Normally VB defintion is used to take account for variable record lenghts in file and file definition looks something like this: