Search & Search All

gauravd01 · New User Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 14 Location: india

Hello All,

Could anyone please clear the doubt how to use search and Search all in different files like (Flat file/Index file/Sequential file/Relative files.)

Thanks,
GD

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:09 pm

Hi,

Would suggest You to start with COBOL Manuals. They are available in this very forum via a link at the top of every page.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:27 pm

what doubts do you have with the SEARCH and SEARCH ALL commands/statements with reference to files?

If you would read the documentation, for which Anuj provided you a link,
you will see that the two instructions have nothing to do with files,
instead they are statements that are used with reference to COBOL internal tables.

Escapa · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:57 pm

search and search all are used on tables (Array) not files.

To search from files depending on file type (sequential or indexed) different methods are followed.