Report Description in Enterprise COBOL.

farnear · New User Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 20 Location: India

We're currently migrating the code from COBOL-85 to IBM Enterprise COBOL.

RD <Record description> is not acceptable in Ent. COBOL where as it is used/executed in COBOL-85.
I can create this report as a OUTPUT file in ENT.COBOL.

I just wanted to check is there any other replacement/alternative for RD in ENT.COBOL?
Pls help me if anyone had come across similar kind of situations

Program statements are below:

*
RD LIJST
CONTROL FINAL
IN-VIDEO
IN-PSS
PAGE 65
HEADING 1
FIRST DETAIL 7
LAST DETAIL 64
FOOTING 65.

Error message is:

RD" is a reserved word related to language not supported
supported by this compiler.
RD" was invalid. Scanning was resumed at the next area "A" item, level-number,
lause.

CONTROL" is a reserved word related to language not supported by this compiler.

FINAL" is a reserved word related to language not supported by this compiler. T

HEADING" is a reserved word related to language not supported by this compiler.

DETAIL" is a reserved word related to language not supported by this compiler.
-- farnear--

superk · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:24 pm

Please search for related topics on the Report Writer in this forum.

This one should be helpful.

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:29 pm

COBOL's Report Writer is not longer part of the base compiler. You must replace all Report Writer structures with code you write, unless your site has purchased the RW add-on. Check with your site support personnel about it.