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vasif
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| I want to read a VBA file which has a length 137 bytes. But there is no particular record layout for that file. In what way thru cobol/dfsort could i read this file. |
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Robert Sample
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| In COBOL, ASSIGN the file, place the FD in the DATA DIVISION, then in the PROCEDURE DIVISION OPEN the file, READ it, then CLOSE it -- just like any other file. |
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Terry Heinze
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| COBOL doesn't need a record layout to read a file; it's just that it's more convenient to reference the fields of the record using one. You can create your own layout defining only the fields you need to access. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
Might this be a "report"?
If you READ the vb file INTO a 137-byte working-storage field, i suspect it will be more easily usable. |
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