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CICS fan
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Hello All,
What would be a convenient way of creating xml files on mainframe? Cobol, SYNCSORT/DFSORT, REXX? |
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Ronald Burr
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There is an XMLGENERATE function in Enterprise COBOL that will generate well-formed XML using a COBOL COPYBOOK (and the underlying data, of course).
Putting the generated XML into a file is done in the same manner as putting any data into a file, with the caveat of file attribute limits. |
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superk
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| In the past, I've used SAS, REXX, and Oracle SQL*PLUS. |
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CICS fan
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Ronald and SUPERK thank you very much.
While I was able to figure out the Cobol XML GENERATE option, I wanted to know if there is any way through INSYNC(not FileAID). Also, I would be interested to explore the REXX option, if you please. |
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Ronald Burr
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There is a REXX script that will convert text to XML using a COBOL Copybook for reference. It is Open-Source called TXT2XML - it works with limitations (e.g. no REDEFINES, no RENAMES, no OCCURS DEPENDING ON). I
See THIS LINK at SourceForge.net |
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| Appreciate your help Ronald.You rock. |
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