How to manipulate record by using key?

Thirumurgann · New User Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 36 Location: India

How to manipulate records by using a key in COBOL.

Thanks,
Thiru

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:08 pm

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:17 pm

Hello Thiru,

Please rephrase your question and show some data examples. Show what you "have" (input) and what you want to do with what you have (result/output).

While your question is clear to you, it is not clear to everyone who has read it.

Once you clarify what you want/need, we can offer suggestions.

It may help if you define your meaning of manipulate - typically records are read or written. If these are vsam files, mention this also.

Sinkaravelan S · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:29 pm

I think, You are asking about extract records from db thru key..right?..

if yes then search your db which one is your primary key field..

if my answer is wrong then pls give some more detail abt your queries..

vasanthkumarhb · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:55 pm

Assuming the question, using a COBOL program you can access the file like VSAM KSDS file, which comprises of key field using such key as a search field manipulate (update,delete,read,append....etc) accordingly.

Thirumurgann · New User Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 36 Location: India

Hi friends, My querry is how the records are mapped in to key fields.

For Eg, In below code Key is EXT-KEY. How it is pointing to the particular record.Much confused about Acessing files by ket field...

SELECT F001EXT ASSIGN TO IF001EXT
ORGANIZATION IS INDEXED
ACCESS IS DYNAMIC
RECORD KEY IS EXT-KEY
FILE STATUS IS EXT-STAT.

Thanks for sugessions
Regards,
Thiru

vasanthkumarhb · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:44 pm

HELLO,

Thirumurgann · New User Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 36 Location: India

Thanks Visanth