CBLVLRC1, File Compare
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This document includes the source code for a program that compares two ASCII/Text files.


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The following source code (CBLVLRC1.cbl) is the COBOL program that compares two ASCII/Text Data Files on a record by record basis.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    CBLVLRC1.
       AUTHOR.        SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES.
      *****************************************************************
      *           This program was generated by SimoZAPS              *
      *             A product of SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *                                                               *
      *  Generation Date: 2020-06-25  Generation Time: 19:20:17:28    *
      *                                                               *
      *                                   Record    Record     Key    *
      *  Function  Name     Organization  Format    Max-Min  Pos-Len  *
      *  PRIMARY   LS80UT01 ASCII/CRLF    VARIABLE   00080            *
      *                                                               *
      *  SECONDARY LS80UT02 ASCII/CRLF    VARIABLE   00080            *
      *                                                               *
      *****************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
           SELECT LS80UT01-FILE  ASSIGN TO       LS80UT01
                  ORGANIZATION  IS LINE SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS LS80UT01-STATUS.
           SELECT LS80UT02-FILE  ASSIGN TO       LS80UT02
                  ORGANIZATION  IS LINE SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS LS80UT02-STATUS.

      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
       FILE SECTION.
       FD  LS80UT01-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS LS80UT01-REC
           .
       01  LS80UT01-REC.
           05  LS80UT01-DATA-01 PIC X(00080).

       FD  LS80UT02-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS LS80UT02-REC
           .
       01  LS80UT02-REC.
           05  LS80UT02-DATA-01 PIC X(00080).

      *****************************************************************
      * This program was created using the SYSCOMP1.txt file as the   *
      * template for the data file comparison. The positions to be    *
      * compared are determined at compile time.                      *
      *                                                               *
      * For more information or questions please contact SimoTime     *
      * Technologies. The version control number is 20.00.00          *
      *                                                               *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05  T1 pic X(11) value '* CBLVLRC1 '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Compare LSEQ of 1-80 with key 1-12'.
           05  T3 pic X(10) value ' v20.00.00'.
           05  T4 pic X(24) value '   helpdesk@simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLVLRC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'This Data File Compare Member wa'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 's generated by SimoTime Technolo'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-01.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLVLRC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'A Data File Compare Program gene'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 'rated by using SimoTime Technolo'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-02.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* CBLVLRC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'Please send all comments or sugg'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 'estions to the helpdesk@simotime'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value '.com'.

       01  LS80UT01-STATUS.
           05  LS80UT01-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  LS80UT01-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  LS80UT01-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  LS80UT01-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.
       01  LS80UT01-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 00080.

       01  LS80UT02-STATUS.
           05  LS80UT02-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  LS80UT02-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  LS80UT02-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  LS80UT02-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.
       01  LS80UT02-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 00080.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following buffers are used to create a four-byte status   *
      * code that may be displayed.                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       01  IO-STATUS.
           05  IO-STAT1            pic X.
           05  IO-STAT2            pic X.
       01  IO-STATUS-04.
           05  IO-STATUS-0401      pic 9     value 0.
           05  IO-STATUS-0403      pic 999   value 0.
       01  TWO-BYTES-BINARY        pic 9(4)  BINARY.
       01  TWO-BYTES-ALPHA         redefines TWO-BYTES-BINARY.
           05  TWO-BYTES-LEFT      pic X.
           05  TWO-BYTES-RIGHT     pic X.

      *****************************************************************
      * Message Buffer used by the Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT routine.    *
      *****************************************************************
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(11)   value '* CBLVLRC1 '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(68)   value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.

      *****************************************************************
       01  APPL-RESULT             pic S9(9)    comp.
           88  APPL-AOK            value 0.
           88  APPL-EOF            value 16.

       01  KEY-ACTIVE              pic X       value 'Y'.
       01  KEY-CONTROL-1.
           05  K-PS-1              pic 9(5)    value 00001.
           05  K-LN-1              pic 9(5)    value 00012.
       01  KEY-CONTROL-2.
           05  K-PS-2              pic 9(5)    value 00001.
           05  K-LN-2              pic 9(5)    value 00012.

       01  KEYRECID-ACTIVE         pic X       value 'N'.
       01  KEYRECID-CONTROL-1.
           05  E-PS-1              pic 9(5)    value 00000.
           05  E-LN-1              pic 9(5)    value 00000.
       01  KEYRECID-CONTROL-2.
           05  E-PS-2              pic 9(5)    value 00000.
           05  E-LN-2              pic 9(5)    value 00000.

       01  READ-FLAGS.
           05  READ-1          pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  READ-2          pic X       value 'Y'.
       01  DUMP-FLAGS.
           05  DUMP-RPI        pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  DUMP-ASC        pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  DUMP-EBC        pic X       value 'N'.
           05  DUMP-HEX        pic X       value 'N'.
           05  DUMP-DET-GRP.
               10  DUMP-DET    pic X       value 'Y'.
               10  DUMP-DET-2  pic XX      value 'NE'.
           05  DUMP-SUM        pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  DUMP-STATUS     pic x       VALUE 'Y'.
       01  DUMP-PGM            pic X(8)    value 'DISABLED'.

       01  DPOS-UT1            pic 9(5)    value 1.
       01  DLEN-UT1            pic 9(5)    value 00000.
       01  DPOS-UT2            pic 9(5)    value 1.
       01  DLEN-UT2            pic 9(5)    value 00000.

       01  FUNCTION-FLAGS.
           05  FF-01       pic X       value '1'.
           05  FF-02       pic X       value '0'.
           05  FF-03       pic X       value '0'.

       01  COMPACT-STATUS  pic XX      value 'EQ'.
       01  COMPACT-PENDED  pic XX      value 'EQ'.
       01  COMPARE-STATUS  pic XX      value 'EQ'.
       01  FLAG-EQ         pic XX      value 'EQ'.
       01  FLAG-NE         pic XX      value 'NE'.
       01  FLAG-QT         pic XX      value 'QT'.
       01  DELTA-LINE-1    pic X(1024) value all '-'.
       01  DELTA-LINE-2    pic X(1024) value all '-'.
       01  PTR-1           pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  PTR-2           pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  IDX-1           pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  IDX-2           pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  BYPASS-UT1-CTR  pic 9(3)    value 0.
       01  BYPASS-UT2-CTR  pic 9(3)    value 0.
       01  WORK-05         pic X(5)    value SPACES.

       01  WORK-LENGTH             pic 9(5)  value 0.

       01  DELTA-MAX-ABEND.
           05  FILLER  pic X(10) value 'ABENDING, '.
           05  FILLER  pic X(24) value 'Not Equal count exceeds '.
           05  FILLER  pic X(22) value 'user-defined limit of '.
           05  DELTA-MAXIMUM-X pic X(9)  value '000000010'.
           05  DELTA-MAXIMUM   redefines DELTA-MAXIMUM-X pic 9(9).
           05  FILLER  pic X(19) value ', ABEND process is '.
           05  DELTA-PROCESS   pic X(4)    value 'EOF '.

       01  IFNECODE-GROUP.
           05  IFNECODE-VALUE pic 9(4) value 0012.

       01  YES-YES         pic XX      value 'YY'.
       01  N-BYTE          pic X       value 'N'.
       01  Y-BYTE          pic X       value 'Y'.
       01  GROUP-DELIMITER pic X       value 'Y'.

       01  LEN-UT1         pic 9(5)    value 128.
       01  POS-UT1         pic 9(5)    value 1.
       01  LEN-UT2         pic 9(5)    value 128.
       01  POS-UT2         pic 9(5)    value 1.

       01  LEN-1           pic 9(5)    value 128.
       01  POS-1           pic 9(5)    value 1.
       01  LEN-2           pic 9(5)    value 128.
       01  POS-2           pic 9(5)    value 1.

       01  D-LEN           pic 9(5)    value 128.
       01  D-POS           pic 9(5)    value 1.

       01  W-LEN           pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  W-POS           pic 9(5)    value 10.

       01  DUMP-RECL-MAX-S pic X       value 'N'.
       01  DUMP-RECL-MAX   pic 9(5)    value 00000.

       01  CONTINUE-FLAG   pic X       value 'Y'.

       01  ASC-OR-EBC      pic 9(3)    comp    value 0.
       01  ASC-OR-EBC-R    redefines ASC-OR-EBC.
           05  ASC-A       pic X.
           05  EBC-A       pic X.

      *    Header row for positional indicator...
       01  DUMP-H10.
           05  FILLER      pic X(5)    value '....:'.
           05  POS-NO      pic 9(5)    value 10.
           05  FILLER      pic X(10)   value '....:.....'.
       01  DUMP-W10.
           05  FILLER      pic X(5)    value '....:'.
           05  W10-POS-NO  pic X(5)    value '00000'.
           05  FILLER      pic X(10)   value '....:.....'.

       01  DUMP-HEADER     pic X(1024) value all '.'.
       01  D-P1            pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  WK-1            pic 9(5)    value 0.
       01  WK-2            pic 9(5)    value 0.

       01  RECORD-HEADER.
           05  RECORD-ID   pic X(8)    value 'LS80UT01'.
           05  filler      pic X(2)    value '..'.
           05  REC-NUMBER  pic 9(9)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X       value '('.
           05  RECORD-POS  pic 9(5)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X       value ':'.
           05  RECORD-LEN  pic 9(5)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(2)    value ') '.
           05  REC-CTYPE   pic X(10)   value 'UNKNOWN   '.
           05  filler      pic X(2)    value SPACES.
           05  REC-CMODE   pic X(10)   value 'UNKNOWN   '.

       01  SYSLOG-OUTPUT   pic X(4)    value 'OUT1'.

       01  INFO-STATEMENT.
           05  INFO-SHORT.
               10  INFO-ID pic X(8)    value 'Starting'.
               10  filler  pic X(4)    value '  - '.
               10  INFO-34 pic X(34)
                   value   'Compare LSEQ of 1-80 with key 1-12'.
           05  filler      pic X(33)
               value '          http://www.SimoTime.com'.

       01  UT1-MISSING.
           05  filler      pic X(5)  value 'This '.
           05  filler      pic X(31)
                           value 'record is MISSING from LS80UT01'.
           05  filler      pic X(7)  value ' - the '.
           05  filler      pic X(29)
                           value 'record is PRESENT in LS80UT02'.

       01  UT2-MISSING.
           05  filler      pic X(5)  value 'This '.
           05  filler      pic X(29)
                           value 'record is PRESENT in LS80UT01'.
           05  filler      pic X(7)  value ' - the '.
           05  filler      pic X(31)
                           value 'record is MISSING from LS80UT02'.

       01  LS80UT01-TOTAL.
           05  LS80UT01-RDR  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Record count for LS80UT01'.
       01  LS80UT02-TOTAL.
           05  LS80UT02-RDR  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Record count for LS80UT02'.
       01  LS80UT01-OMIT.
           05  LS80UT01-OMT  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Bypass count for LS80UT01'.
       01  LS80UT02-OMIT.
           05  LS80UT02-OMT  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Bypass count for LS80UT02'.
       01  COMPARE-NE-TOTAL.
           05  COMPARE-NE  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  COMPARE-TAG.
               10  filler  pic X(25) value 'NOT Equal count for compa'.
               10  filler  pic X(25) value 're of existing records   '.
       01  COMPACT-NE-TOTAL.
           05  COMPACT-NE  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  COMPACT-TAG.
               10  filler  pic X(25) value 'NOT Equal count for compa'.
               10  filler  pic X(25) value 'ct of existing records   '.
       01  COMPARE-EQ-TOTAL.
           05  COMPARE-EQ  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Number of matching record'.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value ' pairs for Compare Task  '.
       01  COMPACT-EQ-TOTAL.
           05  COMPACT-EQ  pic 9(9)  value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)  value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value 'Number of matching record'.
           05  filler      pic X(25) value ' pairs for Compact Task  '.

       01  FORMAT-TYPE     pic X     value 'B'.

       COPY PASSHEX4.
       COPY PASSLOGS.
       COPY PAENVARS.

      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           perform JOB-STARTING

           perform
               until COMPARE-STATUS = 'QT'
               or    LS80UT01-STATUS not = '00'
               or    LS80UT02-STATUS not = '00'
               if  READ-1 = 'Y'
                   perform LS80UT01-READ
               end-if
               if  READ-2 = 'Y'
                   perform LS80UT02-READ
               end-if
               if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '00'
               and LS80UT02-STATUS = '00'
                   move 'EQ' to COMPARE-STATUS
                   move 'N' to DUMP-STATUS
                   move all '-' to DELTA-LINE-1
                   move all '-' to DELTA-LINE-2
                   if  KEY-ACTIVE = 'Y'
                   and COMPARE-STATUS = FLAG-EQ
                       perform COMPARE-KEYS
                   end-if
                   if  COMPARE-STATUS = FLAG-EQ
                       perform COMPARE-RECORDS
                   end-if

                   if  DUMP-STATUS = 'Y'
                       if  GROUP-DELIMITER = 'Y'
                           perform DUMP-ASTERISK-ONE
                       end-if
                       add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving D-LEN
                       if  DUMP-RPI = 'Y'
                           perform DUMP-POSITION-INDICATOR
                       end-if
                       perform DUMP-PRIMARY-RECORD
                       perform DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-1
                       perform DUMP-SECONDARY-RECORD
                       perform DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-2
                       add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving D-LEN
                       move 'N' to DUMP-STATUS
                   end-if

                   if  COMPARE-STATUS = FLAG-NE
                       add 1 to COMPARE-NE
                   end-if
               else
                   move 'NE' to COMPARE-STATUS
               end-if

               if  COMPARE-STATUS = 'EQ'
                   add 1 to COMPARE-EQ
               end-if
               if  DELTA-PROCESS = 'QUIT'
               and COMPARE-NE > DELTA-MAXIMUM
                   perform JOB-FINISHED
                   move DELTA-MAX-ABEND to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
               if  DELTA-PROCESS = 'EOF '
               and COMPARE-NE > DELTA-MAXIMUM
                   move DELTA-MAX-ABEND to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE
                   move 'QT' to COMPARE-STATUS
               end-if
           end-perform

           perform JOB-FINISHED

           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       COMPARE-RECORDS.
      *    Physical Comparison with NE Output of DISABLED
           move 'COMPARISON' to REC-CTYPE
           move 'PHYSICAL  ' to REC-CMODE
           if LS80UT01-REC(00001:00080) not = LS80UT02-REC(00001:00080)
              move FLAG-NE to COMPARE-STATUS
              add 1 to COMPARE-NE
              move 'Y' to DUMP-STATUS
           end-if
           if  DUMP-DET    = 'Y'
               add 00001 to ZERO  giving POS-UT1
               add 00001 to ZERO  giving POS-UT2
               add 00080 to ZERO  giving LEN-UT1
               add 00080 to ZERO  giving LEN-UT2
               add 00080 to ZERO  giving PASSHEX4-LENGTH
               perform CALC-DELTA-FOR-NE-EQ-NO
           end-if
           exit.


      *****************************************************************
       COMPARE-KEYS.
           move YES-YES to READ-FLAGS
           if  LS80UT01-REC(K-PS-1:K-LN-1)
            <  LS80UT02-REC(K-PS-2:K-LN-2)
               move N-BYTE to READ-2
               move FLAG-NE to COMPARE-STATUS
               if  COMPARE-NE < DELTA-MAXIMUM
               and DUMP-DET-GRP = 'YNE'
                   perform DUMP-SECONDARY-MISSING
               end-if
           end-if
           if  LS80UT01-REC(K-PS-1:K-LN-1)
            >  LS80UT02-REC(K-PS-2:K-LN-2)
               move N-BYTE to READ-1
               move FLAG-NE to COMPARE-STATUS
               if  COMPARE-NE < DELTA-MAXIMUM
               and DUMP-DET-GRP = 'YNE'
                   perform DUMP-PRIMARY-MISSING
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       CALC-DELTA-FOR-NE-EQ-NO.
           add POS-UT1 to ZERO giving PTR-1
           add POS-UT2 to ZERO giving PTR-2
           perform until PTR-1 > POS-UT1 + LEN-UT1 - 1
                      or PTR-2 > POS-UT2 + LEN-UT2 - 1
               if LS80UT01-REC(PTR-1:1)
                = LS80UT02-REC(PTR-2:1)
                  move '=' to DELTA-LINE-1(PTR-1:1)
                  move '=' to DELTA-LINE-2(PTR-2:1)
               else
                  move '#' to DELTA-LINE-1(PTR-1:1)
                  move '#' to DELTA-LINE-2(PTR-2:1)
               end-if
               add 1 to PTR-1
               add 1 to PTR-2
           end-perform
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-TO-LOG.
      *    HexDump...
      *    Dump DD Name, Record-Number, (position,length)
           move RECORD-HEADER to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
      *    DUMP Record Position Indicator
      *    if  DUMP-RPI = 'Y'
      *        perform DUMP-POSITION-INDICATOR
      *    end-if
           if  DUMP-ASC = 'Y'
               move PASSHEX4-ASCII(1:D-LEN) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if
           if  DUMP-HEX = 'Y'
               move PASSHEX4-UPPER(1:D-LEN) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
               move PASSHEX4-LOWER(1:D-LEN) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if
           if  DUMP-EBC = 'Y'
               move PASSHEX4-EBCDIC(1:D-LEN) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      *    Build the position header row...
      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-ASTERISK-ONE.
           move SPACES to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           move '*'    to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:1)
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-POSITION-INDICATOR.
           add 10 to ZERO giving POS-NO
           subtract 1 from D-POS giving WK-1
           divide 10 into WK-1 giving WK-1 remainder WK-2
           add 1 to WK-2
           perform varying D-P1 from 1 by 10 until D-P1 > 1020
               move DUMP-H10 to DUMP-W10
               inspect W10-POS-NO replacing leading ZEROES by '.'
               move DUMP-W10(WK-2:10) to DUMP-HEADER(D-P1:10)
               add 10 to POS-NO
           end-perform
           move DUMP-HEADER(1:D-LEN) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-PRIMARY-MISSING.
           if  GROUP-DELIMITER = 'Y'
               move SPACES  to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               move all '*' to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:79)
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if
           add DPOS-UT1 to ZERO giving RECORD-POS
           add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving RECORD-LEN
           add DPOS-UT1 to ZERO giving D-POS
           add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving D-LEN
      *    Present in LS80UT02, missing from LS80UT01...
           move UT1-MISSING to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA

           add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving D-LEN
           if  DUMP-RPI = 'Y'
               perform DUMP-POSITION-INDICATOR
           end-if
           perform DUMP-SECONDARY-RECORD
           move SPACES to DELTA-LINE-2
           move all '#' to DELTA-LINE-2(1:DLEN-UT2)
           perform DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-2
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-PRIMARY-RECORD.
           add DPOS-UT1 to ZERO giving RECORD-POS
           add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving RECORD-LEN
           add DPOS-UT1 to ZERO giving D-POS
           add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving D-LEN
           move 'LS80UT01..' to RECORD-ID
           add LS80UT01-RDR to ZERO giving REC-NUMBER
           move LS80UT01-REC(D-POS:D-LEN) to PASSHEX4-SOURCE
           call 'SIMOHEX4' using PASSHEX4-PASS-AREA
           perform DUMP-TO-LOG
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-SECONDARY-MISSING.
           if  GROUP-DELIMITER = 'Y'
               move SPACES  to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               move all '*' to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:79)
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if
           add DPOS-UT2 to ZERO giving RECORD-POS
           add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving RECORD-LEN
           add DPOS-UT2 to ZERO giving D-POS
           add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving D-LEN
      *    Present in LS80UT01, missing from LS80UT02...
           move UT2-MISSING to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA

           add DLEN-UT1 to ZERO giving D-LEN
           if  DUMP-RPI = 'Y'
               perform DUMP-POSITION-INDICATOR
           end-if
           perform DUMP-PRIMARY-RECORD
           move SPACES to DELTA-LINE-1
           move all '#' to DELTA-LINE-1(1:DLEN-UT1)
           perform DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-1
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-SECONDARY-RECORD.
           move SPACES to PASSHEX4-SOURCE
           add DPOS-UT2 to ZERO giving RECORD-POS
           add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving RECORD-LEN
           add DPOS-UT2 to ZERO giving D-POS
           add DLEN-UT2 to ZERO giving D-LEN
           move 'LS80UT02..' to RECORD-ID
           add LS80UT02-RDR to ZERO giving REC-NUMBER
           move LS80UT02-REC(D-POS:D-LEN) to PASSHEX4-SOURCE
           call 'SIMOHEX4' using PASSHEX4-PASS-AREA
           perform DUMP-TO-LOG
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-1.
           if  DUMP-RECL-MAX-S = 'Y'
           and DUMP-RECL-MAX < LS80UT01-LRECL
               add DUMP-RECL-MAX  to ZERO giving WORK-LENGTH
           else
               add LS80UT01-LRECL to ZERO giving WORK-LENGTH
           end-if
           move DELTA-LINE-1(1:DLEN-UT1) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       DUMP-POSITION-DIFFERENCES-2.
           if  DUMP-RECL-MAX-S = 'Y'
           and DUMP-RECL-MAX < LS80UT02-LRECL
               add DUMP-RECL-MAX  to ZERO giving WORK-LENGTH
           else
               add LS80UT02-LRECL to ZERO giving WORK-LENGTH
           end-if
           move DELTA-LINE-2(1:DLEN-UT2) to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       JOB-FINISHED.
           if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '00'
           and DELTA-PROCESS   = 'EOF '
               perform until LS80UT01-STATUS not = '00'
                 perform LS80UT01-READ
                 add 1 to COMPARE-NE
               end-perform
           end-if
           if  LS80UT02-STATUS = '00'
           and DELTA-PROCESS   = 'EOF '
               perform until LS80UT02-STATUS not = '00'
                 perform LS80UT02-READ
                 add 1 to COMPARE-NE
               end-perform
           end-if
           perform LS80UT02-CLOSE
           perform LS80UT01-CLOSE

           if  GROUP-DELIMITER = 'Y'
               move SPACES  to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               move all '*' to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:79)
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if

           move 'Conclude' to INFO-ID
           move INFO-SHORT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           move 'Finished' to INFO-ID

           move LS80UT01-TOTAL to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA

           if  LS80UT01-OMT > ZERO
               move LS80UT01-OMIT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if

           move LS80UT02-TOTAL to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA

           if  LS80UT02-OMT > ZERO
               move LS80UT02-OMIT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if

           if  LS80UT01-RDR not = LS80UT02-RDR
               move 'WARNING!  - Record counts are not equal'
                 to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
               move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
           end-if

           if  FF-01 = '1'
               if  COMPARE-NE = 0
                   inspect COMPARE-TAG
                   replacing first ' of existing records '
                                by ' is ZERO             '
               else
                   move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
               end-if
               move COMPARE-NE-TOTAL to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
               move COMPARE-EQ-TOTAL to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if

           if  FF-02 = '1'
               if  COMPACT-NE = 0
                   inspect COMPACT-TAG
                   replacing first ' of existing records '
                                by ' is ZERO             '
               else
                   move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
               end-if
               move COMPACT-NE-TOTAL to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
               call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           end-if

           if  LS80UT01-EOF not = 'Y'
           or  LS80UT02-EOF not = 'Y'
               move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
           end-if
           move INFO-STATEMENT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA

           move INFO-SHORT to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT

           perform Z-THANK-YOU.

           if  COMPARE-NE > 0
           or  LS80UT01-RDR not = LS80UT02-RDR
               add IFNECODE-VALUE to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       JOB-STARTING.
           perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
           perform Z-DETERMINE-ENVIRONMENT
           perform LS80UT01-OPEN
           perform LS80UT02-OPEN
           move 'Y' to READ-1
           move 'Y' to READ-2
           if  DELTA-MAXIMUM not numeric
               add 100 to ZERO giving DELTA-MAXIMUM
           end-if
           if  K-PS-1 > 0
           and K-PS-2 > 0
           and K-LN-1 > 0
           and K-LN-2 > 0
               move 'Y' to KEY-ACTIVE
               move 'Key control is ENABLED...'
                 to MESSAGE-TEXT
           else
               move 'N' to KEY-ACTIVE
               move 'Key control is NOT enabled...'
                 to MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT

           move 'DUMP' to PASSHEX4-REQUEST
           add 128 to ZERO giving PASSHEX4-LENGTH
           move SYSLOG-OUTPUT to SIMOLOGS-REQUEST
           move SPACES       to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           move all '*' to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:79)
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           move SIM-TITLE to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           move SIM-COPYRIGHT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           move all '*' to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE(1:79)
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           move INFO-STATEMENT to SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE
           call 'SIMOLOGS' using SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the Primary File...                          *
      *****************************************************************
       LS80UT01-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close LS80UT01-FILE
           if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with LS80UT01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move LS80UT01-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       LS80UT01-READ.
           read LS80UT01-FILE
           if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               add 1 to LS80UT01-RDR
           else
               if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               if  APPL-EOF
                   move 'Y' to LS80UT01-EOF
               else
                   move 'READ Failure with LS80UT01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
                   move LS80UT01-STATUS to IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       LS80UT01-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open input LS80UT01-FILE
           if  LS80UT01-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to LS80UT01-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with LS80UT01' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move LS80UT01-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the Secondary File...                        *
      *****************************************************************
       LS80UT02-READ.
           read LS80UT02-FILE
           if  LS80UT02-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               add 1 to LS80UT02-RDR
           else
               if  LS80UT02-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if.
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               if  APPL-EOF
                   move 'Y' to LS80UT02-EOF
               else
                   move 'READ Failure with LS80UT02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
                   move LS80UT02-STATUS to IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       LS80UT02-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open input LS80UT02-FILE
           if  LS80UT02-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to LS80UT02-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with LS80UT02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move LS80UT02-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       LS80UT02-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close LS80UT02-FILE
           if  LS80UT02-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'C' to LS80UT02-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with LS80UT02' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move LS80UT02-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following Z-ROUTINES provide administrative functions     *
      * for this program.                                             *
      *****************************************************************
      * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue    *
      * a STOP RUN.                                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-ABEND-PROGRAM.
           if  MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           STOP RUN.
      *    exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-DETERMINE-ENVIRONMENT.
           add 16833 to ASC-OR-EBC
           if  ASC-A = 'A'
               move 'Compiled for an ASCII environment...'
                 to MESSAGE-TEXT
           else
               if  EBC-A = 'A'
                   move 'Compiled for an EBCDIC environment...'
                     to MESSAGE-TEXT
               else
                   move 'Compiled for an UNKNOWN environment...'
                     to MESSAGE-TEXT
               end-if
           end-if
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display to SYSOUT Device...                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT.
           if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79)
           else
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER
           end-if
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display CONSOLE messages...                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE.
           if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79) upon console
           else
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as   *
      * four digits. If the full two byte file status is numeric it   *
      * will display as 00nn. If the 1st byte is a numeric nine (9)   *
      * the second byte will be treated as a binary number and will   *
      * display as 9nnn.                                              *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS.
           if  IO-STATUS not NUMERIC
           or  IO-STAT1 = '9'
               move IO-STAT1 to IO-STATUS-04(1:1)
               subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY
               move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT
               add TWO-BYTES-BINARY to ZERO giving IO-STATUS-0403
               move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               move IO-STATUS-04 to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4)
               perform Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           else
               move '0000' to IO-STATUS-04
               move IO-STATUS to IO-STATUS-04(3:2)
               move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               move IO-STATUS-04 to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4)
               perform Z-DISPLAY-TO-CONSOLE
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           move SIM-TITLE to MESSAGE-BUFFER
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           move SIM-COPYRIGHT to MESSAGE-BUFFER
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-THANK-YOU.
           move SIM-THANKS-01 to MESSAGE-BUFFER
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           move SIM-THANKS-02 to MESSAGE-BUFFER
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      *           This program was generated by SimoZAPS              *
      *             A product of SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *                                                               *
      *  Generation Date: 2020-06-25  Generation Time: 19:20:17:30    *
      *****************************************************************

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section The COBOL Copy Files

The following are the COBOL copy files used by the program.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section COBOL Copy File, PASSHEX4

The following (PASSHEX4.cpy) is the source code for the copy file that defines the data structure of the pass area used to call SIMOHEX4.

      *****************************************************************
      *     Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling SIMOHEX4.    *
      *****************************************************************
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2019 SimoTime Technologies         *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      * PASSHEX4-REQUEST - This must contain the following value.     *
      *                    DUMP, Dump Buffer in Hexadecimal format.   *
      * PASSHEX4-RESULT  - Zero indicates a successful completion.    *
      *                    Non-Zero indicates a failure in processing *
      *                    the request.                               *
      * PASSHEX4-LENGTH  - Specifies the length of the text strings   *
      *                    for the PASSHEX4-SOURCE. If the length
      *                    exceeds 1024 then it will be reset to 128. *
      * PASSHEX4-SOURCE  - This is the input field for the SimoHEX4   *
      *                    routine. This field will not be modified.  *
      *                    The contents will be translated into a     *
      *                    haxadecimal format and the results of the  *
      *                    translation will be placed in the          *
      *                    following fields.                          *
      * PASSHEX4-ASCII   - This is a translation of possible ASCII.   *
      * PASSHEX4-UPPER   - This is leftmost (or high order) nibble.   *
      * PASSHEX4-LOWER   - This is rightmost (or low order) nibble.   *
      * PASSHEX4-EBCDIC  - This is a translation of possible EBCDIC.  *
      *****************************************************************
       01  PASSHEX4-PASS-AREA.
      *    The following are provided by the calling program,
           05  PASSHEX4-REQUEST        PIC X(4).
      *    The PASSHEX4-RESULT may be modified by SimoHEX4...
           05  PASSHEX4-RESULT         PIC 9(4).
           05  PASSHEX4-LENGTH         PIC 9(5).
           05  PASSHEX4-SOURCE         PIC X(1024).
      *    The following are modified by SimoHEX4...
           05  PASSHEX4-DUMP-INFO.
               10  PASSHEX4-ASCII      PIC X(1024).
               10  PASSHEX4-UPPER      PIC X(1024).
               10  PASSHEX4-LOWER      PIC X(1024).
               10  PASSHEX4-EBCDIC     PIC X(1024).
      ***  PASSHEX4 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSHEX4 *
      *****************************************************************
      *

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section COBOL Copy File, PASSLOGS

The following (PASSLOGS.cpy) is the source code for the copy file that defines the data structure of the pass area used to call SIMOLOGS.

      *****************************************************************
      *                PASSLOGS is a COBOL Copy File                  *
      *     Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling SIMOLOGS.    *
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2019 SimoTime Technologies         *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      * SIMOLOGS-REQUEST  Type of request, must be one of the         *
      *                   following values.                           *
      *                   BOTH - Display message on the console,      *
      *                          Write message to the SYSLOG file.    *
      *                   FILE - Write message to the SYSLOG file.    *
      *                   NOTE - Display message on the console,      *
      *                          Write message to the SYSLOG file.    *
      *                   SHOW - Display message on the console.      *
      *                                                               *
      *                   OPR1 - Display message to Console Operator. *
      *                   OPR2 - Display message to Console Operator, *
      *                          write message to the SYSLOG file.    *
      *                   OUT1 - Display message to SYSOUT.           *
      *                   OUT2 - Display message to SYSOUT,           *
      *                          write message to SYSLOG file.        *
      *                   LOG1 - Write message to the SYSLOG file.    *
      * SIMOLOGS-STATUS   This is an indicator as to the success      *
      *                   or failure of the request. A value of       *
      *                   zero (0000) indicates the routine was       *
      *                   successful. A non-zero value indicates      *
      *                   a failure.                                  *
      * SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE  Contains the message text.                  *
      *****************************************************************
       01  SIMOLOGS-PASS-AREA.
           05  SIMOLOGS-REQUEST    pic X(4).
           05  SIMOLOGS-STATUS     pic 9999.
           05  SIMOLOGS-MESSAGE    pic X(1024).
      ***  PASSLOGS - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSLOGS *
      *****************************************************************
      *

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This document includes the source code for a program that compares two ASCII/Text files. This document may be used to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.

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Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore How to FTP (using BINARY mode) a File with Variable Length Records from a Mainframe System to a Windows System and then convert the Mainframe format to a Micro Focus format. The mainline program will call the SIMOVREC and SIMOBSIO modules that are available from SimoTime in a separate package.

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