F,FA,FB,FBA,FS,FBS,FBSA,FSA,U,V,VA,VB,VBA,VBS,VBSA,VS,VSA

sivapriya123 · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:54 am

Hello all,

I need to write cobol programs that to process all types of RECFM for our testing.
Just a simple program read the file and write to the same format file.

F to F

FA to FA

VS to VS

VSA to VSA

I wrote now 2 programs.
1st one will handle RECFM=F,FB,FS and FBS
2nd one will handle V and VB
Any suggestions for the program to support all other types.
How many in total required? can it be handled in 3 programs?
Any advise would be appreciated.

sergeyken · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:54 am

Use IEBGENER, DFSORT/SYNCSORT, FILEAID, etc.

sivapriya123 · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:31 pm

JCL's were already defined by applications and I can't change the format in the JCL.

I should prcoess these types of files in the COBOL program.

sergeyken · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:19 pm

Joerg.Findeisen · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:23 pm

Do not forget about the extended formats of the aforementioned RECFMs.

sivapriya123 · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:11 pm

I am able to work on the Cobol programs for the most of the types. I am struggling on just below types.
Type RECL BLKSIZE
VBS 124 84
VS 124 88
VBSA 125 84
VSA 125 89
U 0 80