Creating TAB delimited output file

arien · New User Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 43 Location: London

Hi all,

Is is possible to create a tab delimited output file in Cobol ?

How willl we declare the same ?

Regards,
Arien

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

Yes. It would most likely be a variable length file. COBOL knows nothing about tab delimited, you have to fill in the data and the tab delimiters.

cpuhawg

I create tab delimited datasets regularly in REXX and SAS. I'm sure you can do the same using COBOL. I will assume the dataset will be FTP'ed down to your PC and imported into EXCEL.

When you define your output fields, place a X'05' (HEX 05) in between each field. This will allow EXCEL to place each field in it's own cell when you import the file.

Marso · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

don't forget, in COBOL you can write:

arien · New User Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 43 Location: London

Many thanks guys.. I'll try this declaration ..

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

Hello,

One way i use is: