How to process a file position wise also check for data valu

IBM MINAKSHI · New User Joined: 30 Dec 2012 Posts: 3 Location: India

Hi,
Please help me in getting answer for a question related to file processing in a COBOL program and create an output file. Input file has 10 message fields, i need to write an output records per message. i.e. if file has data for only message1 field then need to write one o/p records, if file has data for message1,message2 then need to write two o/p records and so on. means every time i need to check message field and write an o/t record if message fields has data. file layout is below-

source x(3)
Account number length x(15)
id length x(8)
ccode x(3)
message1 x(30)
message2 x(30)
message3 x(30)
message4 x(30)
message5 x(30)
message6 x(30)
message7 x(30)
message8 x(30)
message9 x(30)
message10 x(30)

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:01 pm

how do You determine that a <message> field exists/is valid ???

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:00 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum,

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Please register there. A question this basic does not really belong in an "expert" forum.

Thank you,

d.sch

IBM MINAKSHI · New User Joined: 30 Dec 2012 Posts: 3 Location: India

Thanks for guidance.

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:57 am

You're welcome - see you there

d