How to read HEX data from a dataset?

sandy_mcs · New User Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Pune

How to read HEX data from a dataset?

options available are 1) SET HEX ON
2) HEX ON
3) ...

aavugari mayuri · New User Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 10

i think you can just say HEX ON in the command line..

Gautam512 · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:36 pm

a small request: did u search the forum before posting the query....

just

HEX

is enough........

if u want to close....

HEX OFF

PeD · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:54 pm

3) HEX DATA
4) ...

vijay_bn79 · New User Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 48 Location: Hyderabad

Hi..,

This example may helps you to understand clearly

WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.

05 CURR-BILL-DTE PIC S9(6) COMP-3.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.

MOVE 051505 TO CURR-BILL-DTE.

In the Data set it looks as follows

when HEX is OFF

---
***
&*

When HEX is ON

----
&*
0555
010C

you should read in zig zag manner
like top bottom top bottem....... as 051505C

Thanks

UmeySan · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:39 pm

Hi !

@vijay_bn79

You can define the hex-value directly in a Cobol-programm as a constant.
FIELD PIC X(04) VALUE X'A49485A8'.

@sandy_mcs
In which environment would you do that. In TSO editor or in a Cobol-programm. Here in the COBOL-Section you posted your question.

Regards, UmeySan