Convert 80 Byte Records
EBCDIC Record to ASCII Record
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  Introduction
  CV80ERAR, What It Does
  CV80ERAR, How To Use
  The COBOL Source Code
  The COBOL Copy File
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links
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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Introduction

This (CV80ERAR.cbl) program is one in a series of programs that will convert the file format and record content for files with records containing 80 byte logical records. These files are commonly referred to as card files or control files. This reference is based on an historical beginning that used 80 column cards and small decks of cards that contained control information. This information was used to determine the behavior of a utility program or user written program.

Additional information about this program may be obtained by sending an e-mail to: helpdesk@simotime.com


We have made a significant effort to ensure the documents and software technologies are correct and accurate. We reserve the right to make changes without notice at any time. The function delivered in this version is based upon the enhancement requests from a specific group of users. The intent is to provide changes as the need arises and in a timeframe that is dependent upon the availability of resources.

Copyright © 1987-2024
SimoTime Technologies and Services
All Rights Reserved

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section CV80ERAR, What It Does

This program will convert an EBCDIC-encoded, Record Sequential file of 80 byte logical records to an ASCII-encoded, Record Sequential file of 80 byte physical records.

Note:  The term "Line Sequential" is used to refer to an ASCII-Text file. The term "Record Sequential" is used to refer to a file that contains concatenated records of a predefined record length.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section CV80ERAR, How To Use

The CV80ERAR program reads a Record Sequential File (GETRS080) and writes to a Record Sequential File (PUTRS080). Prior to executing the program the logical file names used in the program should be mapped to the actual physical file names,

Note: The file format is maintained as a Record Sequential file of eighty byte, fixed length records with trailing space characters. The logical record content is changed. The EBCDIC encoded records from the input file are converted to ASCII encoding and written to the output file.

The following (ERAR80E1.cmd) is a sample command file that uses two "SET" statements to map the file names and then runs the CV80ERAR program.

@echo OFF
     set CmdName=ERAR80E1
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *        This Job Script is provided by SimoTime Technologies       *
rem  *           (C) Copyright 1987-2021 All Rights Reserved             *
rem  *             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
rem  *                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  * This procedure will perform the following conversion for a single file.
rem  * 1. Read an EBCDIC-encoded, Record Sequential file having eighty-byte,
rem  *    fixed-length records.
rem  * 2. Write an ASCII-encoded, Record Sequential file having eighty-byte,
rem  *    fixed-length records.
rem  * ************************************************************************
rem  * This procedure calls the following Windows Command Files or Programs.
rem  * 1. Env1BASE.CMD - this provides a single point for setting commonly
rem  *    used environment variables.
rem  * 2. SimoNOTE.CMD - this provides a consistent process for displaying
rem  *    messages to the screen and writing to a journal or log file.
rem  * 3. RUN CV80ERAR - For the specified file perform the following actions.
rem  *                 - Do the file content conversion between EBCDIC & ASCII
rem  *                 - Do the file format conversion between Line Sequential
rem  *                   and Record Sequential.
rem  * ************************************************************************
     call ..\Env1BASE
rem  *
     call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************************************%CmdName%.CMD"
     call SimoNOTE "* JOB_STEP 01 of 03, Preparing the System and Job Environments"
     set JobStatus=0
     set SYSOUT=%BASELIB1%\LOGS\SYSOUT_%CmdName%.txt
rem  *
     call SimoNOTE "* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *"
     call SimoNOTE "* JOB_STEP 02 of 03, Convert EBC_RSEQ to ASC_RSEQ..."
     set GETRS080=%BASELIB1%\DATA\EBC1\SIMOTIME.DATADOIT.RS80EBC.DAT
     set PUTRS080=%BASELIB1%\DATA\ASC1\SIMOTIME.DATAERAR.RS80ASC.DAT
     call SimoNOTE "* DataTAKE is %GETRS080% "
     call SimoNOTE "* DataMAKE is %PUTRS080% "
     if exist %PUTRS080% erase %PUTRS080%
     run CV80ERAR
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0" goto :EOJTAG
     if not exist %PUTRS080% set JobStatus=0035
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0" goto :EOJTAG
     goto :EOJTAG
:EOJTAG
     call SimoNOTE "* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *"
     call SimoNOTE "* JOB_STEP 03 of 03, End of Job Processing..."
     if not "%JobStatus%" == "0" goto :EojNOK
:EojAOK
     call SimoNOTE "* Finished CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
     goto :End
:EojNOK
     call SimoNOTE "* ABENDING CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
     goto :End
:End
     if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
     exit /B %JobStatus%

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section The COBOL Source Code

The following (CV80ERAR.cbl) is the COBOL Source Code.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    CV80ERAR.
       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: 2020-03-20  Generation Time: 16:54:52:80    *
      *                                                               *
      *                                   Record    Record     Key    *
      *  Function  Name     Organization  Format    Max-Min  Pos-Len  *
      *  PRIMARY   GETRS080 SEQUENTIAL    FIXED      00080            *
      *                                                               *
      *  SECONDARY PUTRS080 SEQUENTIAL    FIXED      00080            *
      *                                                               *
      *                                                               *
      *            Translation Mode is EBCDIC to ASCII                *
      *                                                               *
      *****************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
           SELECT GETRS080-FILE  ASSIGN TO       GETRS080
                  ORGANIZATION  IS SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS GETRS080-STATUS.
           SELECT PUTRS080-FILE  ASSIGN TO       PUTRS080
                  ORGANIZATION  IS SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS PUTRS080-STATUS.

      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
       FILE SECTION.
       FD  GETRS080-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS GETRS080-REC
           .
       01  GETRS080-REC.
           05  GETRS080-DATA-01 PIC X(00080).

       FD  PUTRS080-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS PUTRS080-REC
           .
       01  PUTRS080-REC.
           05  PUTRS080-DATA-01 PIC X(00080).

      *****************************************************************
      * This program was created with the SYSMASK1.TXT file as input. *
      * The SYSMASK1 provides for the sequential reading of the input *
      * file and the sequential writing of the output file.           *
      *                                                               *
      * If the output file is indexed then the input file must be in  *
      * sequence by the field that will be used to provide the key    *
      * for the output file. This is a sequential load process.       *
      *                                                               *
      * If the key field is not in sequence then refer to SYSMASK2    *
      * to provide for a random add or update of the indexed file.    *
      *                                                               *
      * This program mask will have the ASCII/EBCDIC table inserted   *
      * for use by the /TRANSLATE function of SimoZAPS.               *
      *                                                               *
      * 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 '* CV80ERAR '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Convert 80/80 EBC_RSEQ to ASC_RSEQ'.
           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 '* CV80ERAR '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'This Data File Convert Member wa'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 's generated by SimoTime Technolo'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'.

       01  GETRS080-STATUS.
           05  GETRS080-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  GETRS080-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  GETRS080-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  GETRS080-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.

       01  PUTRS080-STATUS.
           05  PUTRS080-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  PUTRS080-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  PUTRS080-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  PUTRS080-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.

       01  GETRS080-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 00080.
       01  PUTRS080-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 00080.
       01  GETRS080-LRECL-MAX        pic 9(5)    value 00080.
       01  PUTRS080-LRECL-MAX        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-TO-SYSOUT routine.    *
      *****************************************************************
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(011)  value '* CV80ERAR '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(068)  value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.
       01  MSG-LSB                 pic 9(5)    value 267.

      *****************************************************************
       01  PROGRAM-NAME            pic X(8)     value 'CV80ERAR'.

       01  INFO-STATEMENT.
           05  INFO-SHORT.
               10  INFO-ID pic X(8)    value 'Starting'.
               10  filler  pic X(2)    value ', '.
               10  filler  pic X(34)
                   value   'Convert 80/80 EBC_RSEQ to ASC_RSEQ'.
           05  filler      pic X(24)
               value ' http://www.SimoTime.com'.

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

       01  WRITE-FLAG      pic X       value 'Y'.

       01  GETRS080-TOTAL.
           05  GETRS080-RDR  pic 9(9)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)    value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(23)   value 'Line count for GETRS080'.
       01  PUTRS080-TOTAL.
           05  PUTRS080-ADD  pic 9(9)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)    value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(23)   value 'Line count for PUTRS080'.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following copy file contains the translation tables for   *
      * the ASCII and EBCDIC conversion. Also, sections of the tables *
      * may be used for case conversion.                              *
      *****************************************************************
       COPY ASCEBCB1.
      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           move all '*' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           move INFO-STATEMENT to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           move all '*' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
           perform GETRS080-OPEN
           perform PUTRS080-OPEN

      *    USRSOJ Processing not specified...

           perform until GETRS080-STATUS not = '00'
               perform GETRS080-READ
               if  GETRS080-STATUS = '00'
                   add 1 to GETRS080-RDR
                   move 'Y' to WRITE-FLAG
                   perform BUILD-OUTPUT-RECORD
                   if  WRITE-FLAG = 'Y'
                       perform PUTRS080-WRITE
                       if  PUTRS080-STATUS = '00'
                           add 1 to PUTRS080-ADD
                       end-if
                   end-if
               end-if
           end-perform

      *    USREOJ Processing not specified...

           move GETRS080-TOTAL to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS

           move PUTRS080-TOTAL to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS

           if  APPL-EOF
               move 'Complete' to INFO-ID
           else
               move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
           end-if
           move INFO-STATEMENT to MESSAGE-TEXT(1:79)
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT

           perform PUTRS080-CLOSE
           perform GETRS080-CLOSE
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       BUILD-OUTPUT-RECORD.
      *    TransMODE is E2A...
      *    TransINIT process...
           move ALL X'20'       to PUTRS080-REC
      *    TransLATE...
           move GETRS080-REC(00001:00080) to PUTRS080-REC(00001:00080)
           inspect PUTRS080-REC(1:80)      converting E-INFO to A-INFO
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the INPUT File...                            *
      *****************************************************************
       GETRS080-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close GETRS080-FILE
           if  GETRS080-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 GETRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
               move GETRS080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GETRS080-READ.
           read GETRS080-FILE
           if  GETRS080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  GETRS080-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 GETRS080-EOF
               else
                   move 'READ Failure with GETRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
                   move GETRS080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GETRS080-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open input GETRS080-FILE
           if  GETRS080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to GETRS080-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with GETRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
               move GETRS080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the OUTPUT File...                           *
      *****************************************************************
       PUTRS080-WRITE.
           if  PUTRS080-OPEN-FLAG = 'C'
               perform PUTRS080-OPEN
           end-if
           write PUTRS080-REC
           if  PUTRS080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  PUTRS080-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
               move 'WRITE Failure with PUTRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
               move PUTRS080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       PUTRS080-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open OUTPUT PUTRS080-FILE
           if  PUTRS080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to PUTRS080-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with PUTRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
               move PUTRS080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       PUTRS080-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close PUTRS080-FILE
           if  PUTRS080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'C' to PUTRS080-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with PUTRS080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
               move PUTRS080-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-TO-USERS
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           STOP RUN.
      *    exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB.
           add 267 to ZERO giving MSG-LSB
           perform until MSG-LSB < 80
                      or MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) not = SPACE
             if MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) = SPACE
                subtract 1 from MSG-LSB
             end-if
           end-perform
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Post message to the SYSOUT device, clear message buffer...    *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT.
           perform Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:MSG-LSB)
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      * Display message to console, do not clear message buffer...    *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-CONSOLE.
           perform Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:MSG-LSB) upon console
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      * Display message to console and post to SYSOUT device...       *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-USERS.
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-CONSOLE
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TO-SYSOUT
           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-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
           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-MESSAGE-TO-USERS
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           display SIM-TITLE
           display SIM-COPYRIGHT
           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: 2020-03-20  Generation Time: 16:54:52:80    *
      *****************************************************************

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section The COBOL Copy File

The following (ASCEBCB1.cpy) is the COBOL Copy File to do record content conversion between EBCDIC and ASCII

      *****************************************************************
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2011 SimoTime Enterprises          *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Enterprises                 *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      * The following tables are used by the INSPECT statement to do  *
      * the conversion between EBCDIC and ASCII.                      *
      *   inspect FIELD-NAME converting EBCDIC-INFO to ASCII-INFO     *
      *   inspect FIELD-NAME converting ASCII-INFO  to EBCDIC-INFO    *
      *                                                               *
      * The tables may also be used to convert between lower and      *
      * upper case.                                                   *
      *   inspect FIELD-NAME converting EBCDIC-LOWER to EBCDIC-UPPER  *
      *   inspect FIELD-NAME converting ASCII-LOWER  to ASCII-UPPER   *
      *                                                               *
      * The tables include the alphabet for upper and lower case, the *
      * digits 0-9, the special characters (US) and the alternate     *
      * codes for A, E, I, O, and U with the appropriate acute,       *
      * grave, umlaut, circumflex and tilde.                          *
      * To display the alternate codes the Courier New (Fixed) or     *
      * Times New Roman (Proportional) font should be used.           *
      *                                                               *
      * SimoZAPS contains four tables that may be used for various    *
      * Upper/Lower Case or EBCDIC/ASCII conversion requirements.     *
      * ASCEBCB1.CPY - includes a full character set for the alphabet *
      *                (upper/lower case), digit, special characters  *
      *                and alternate codes for characters with the    *
      *                acute, grave, umlaut, tilde and circumflex.    *
      * ASCEBCB2.CPY - includes the character set for the translation *
      *                between EBCDIC/ASCII of signed/unsigned,       *
      *                zoned-decimal, numeric fields.                 *
      * ASCEBCB3.CPY - includes the character set for the alternate   *
      *                codes with the acute, grave, umlaut, tilde and *
      *                circumflex. This is primarily used for case    *
      *                conversion.                                    *
      * ASCEBCB4.CPY - includes the character set for the alphabet    *
      *                (upper/lower case), digit, special characters. *
      *                This is primarily used in the US where the     *
      *                alternate codes may not be required.           *
      *****************************************************************
      *
      *    ------------------------------------------------------------
      *    **  The EBCDIC Table ...
      *    **  01  EBCDIC space character     40
      *    **  02                             A B C D E F G H I
      *    **  03                             J K L M N O P Q R
      *    **  04                             S T U V W X Y Z
      *    **  05                             a b c d e f g h i
      *    **  06                             j k l m n o p q r
      *    **  07                             s t u v w x y z
      *    **  08                             0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
      *    **  09                             . < ( + | & ! $ * )
      *    **  10                             ;5F - / , % _ > ? `
      *    **  11  7D/7F Single/Double quote  : # @7D =7F [ ] { }
      *    **  12                             \ ~ ^
       01  EBCDIC-DATA.
           05  EBCDIC-SPACE pic X     value X'40'.
           05  E-UPPER.
               10  EBCDIC-UPPER-CASE-USA.
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9'.   A-I
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9'.   J-R
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'E2E3E4E5E6E7E8E9'.     S-Z
               10  E-UPPER-USA redefines EBCDIC-UPPER-CASE-USA
                               pic X(26).
               10  EBCDIC-UPPER-CASE-EXT.
                   15  filler  pic X(7)  value X'62636465666769'.       IN-AN
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'7172737475767778'.     IN-EI
                   15  filler  pic X(5)  value X'EBECEDEEEF'.           IN-O
                   15  filler  pic X(6)  value X'FBFCFDFE9EAD'.         IN-UAEY
                   15  filler  pic X(2)  value X'6780'.                 IN-AO
                   15  filler  pic X     value X'68'.                   CEDILLA
               10  E-UPPER-EXT redefines EBCDIC-UPPER-CASE-EXT
                               pic X(29).
           05  EBCDIC-UPPER    redefines E-UPPER
                               pic X(55).
           05  E-LOWER.
               10  EBCDIC-LOWER-CASE-USA.
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'818283848586878889'.   a-i
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'919293949596979899'.   j-r
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9'.     s-z
               10  E-LOWER-USA redefines EBCDIC-LOWER-CASE-USA
                               pic X(26).
               10  EBCDIC-LOWER-CASE-EXT.
                   15  filler  pic X(7)  value X'42434445464749'.       IN-an
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'5152535455565758'.     IN-ei
                   15  filler  pic X(5)  value X'CBCCCDCECF'.           IN-o
                   15  filler  pic X(6)  value X'DBDCDDDE9C8D'.         IN-uaey
                   15  filler  pic X(2)  value X'4770'.                 IN-ao
                   15  filler  pic X     value X'48'.                   cedilla
               10  E-LOWER-EXT redefines EBCDIC-LOWER-CASE-EXT
                               pic X(29).
           05  EBCDIC-LOWER    redefines E-LOWER
                               pic X(55).
           05  EBCDIC-DIGITS.
               10  filler   pic X(10) value X'F0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9'.    0-9
           05  EBCDIC-SPECIAL.
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'4B4C4D4E4F505A5B'.        .<(+|&!$
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'5C5D5E5F60616B6C'.        *);¬-/,%
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'6D6E6F797A7B7C7D'.        _>?`:#@'
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'7E7FBABBC0D0E0A1'.        ="[]{}\~
               10  filler   pic X(6)  value X'4A6AB020B1B2'.            ˘¦^€ŁĄ
      *    **  EBCDIC-SPECIAL...
      *    **  X'4A' is US Cent Sign, X'6A' is two-piece vertical bar
      *    **  X'20' is Euro, X'B1' is British Pound, X'B2' is Yen
       01  E-INFO           redefines EBCDIC-DATA pic X(159).
       01  EBCDIC-TABLE     redefines EBCDIC-DATA.
           05  EBCDIC-BYTE  pic X     occurs 159 times.
      *
      *    ------------------------------------------------------------
      *    **  The ASCII Table ...
      *    **  01  ASCII space character      20
      *    **  02                             A B C D E F G H I
      *    **  03                             J K L M N O P Q R
      *    **  04                             S T U V W X Y Z
      *    **  05                             a b c d e f g h i
      *    **  06                             j k l m n o p q r
      *    **  07                             s t u v w x y z
      *    **  08                             0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
      *    **  09                             . < ( + | & ! $ * )
      *    **  10                             ;5F - / , % _ > ? `
      *    **  11  27/22 Single/Double quote  : # @27 =22 [ ] { }
      *    **  12                             \ ~ ^
       01  ASCII-DATA.
           05  ASCII-SPACE  pic X     value X'20'.
           05  A-UPPER.
               10  ASCII-UPPER-CASE-USA.
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'414243444546474849'.   A-I
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'4A4B4C4D4E4F505152'.   J-R
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'535455565758595A'.     S-Z
               10  A-UPPER-USA redefines ASCII-UPPER-CASE-USA
                               pic X(26).
               10  ASCII-UPPER-CASE-EXT.
                   15  filler  pic X(7)  value X'C2C4C0C1C3C5D1'.       IN-AN
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'C9CACBC8CDCECFCC'.     IN-EI
                   15  filler  pic X(5)  value X'D4D6D2D3D5'.           IN-O
                   15  filler  pic X(6)  value X'DBDCD9DAC6DD'.         IN-UAEY
                   15  filler  pic X(2)  value X'C5D8'.                 IN-AO
                   15  filler  pic X     value X'C7'.                   CEDILLA
               10  A-UPPER-EXT redefines ASCII-UPPER-CASE-EXT
                               pic X(29).
           05  ASCII-UPPER     redefines A-UPPER
                               pic X(55).
           05  A-LOWER.
               10  ASCII-LOWER-CASE-USA.
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'616263646566676869'.   a-i
                   15  filler  pic X(9)  value X'6A6B6C6D6E6F707172'.   j-r
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'737475767778797A'.     s-z
               10  A-LOWER-USA redefines ASCII-LOWER-CASE-USA
                               pic X(26).
               10  ASCII-LOWER-CASE-EXT.
                   15  filler  pic X(7)  value X'E2E4E0E1E3E5F1'.       IN-a+
                   15  filler  pic X(8)  value X'E9E2E4E0EDEEEFEC'.     IN-ei
                   15  filler  pic X(5)  value X'F4F6F2F3F5'.           IN-o
                   15  filler  pic X(6)  value X'FBFCF9FAE6FD'.         IN-uaey
                   15  filler  pic X(2)  value X'E5F8'.                 IN-ao
                   15  filler  pic X     value X'E7'.                   cedilla
              10  A-LOWER-EXT redefines ASCII-LOWER-CASE-EXT
                               pic X(29).
           05  ASCII-LOWER     redefines A-LOWER
                               pic X(55).
           05  ASCII-DIGITS.
               10  filler   pic X(10) value X'30313233343536373839'.    0-9
           05  ASCII-SPECIAL.
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'2E3C282B7C262124'.        .<(+|&!$
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'2A293BAC2D2F2C25'.        *);¬-/,%
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'5F3E3F603A234027'.        _>?`:#@'
               10  filler   pic X(8)  value X'3D225B5D7B7D5C7E'.        ="[]{}\~
               10  filler   pic X(6)  value X'A2A65E80A3A5'.            ˘¦^€ŁĄ
      *    **  ASCII-SPECIAL...
      *    **  X'A2' is US Cent Sign, X'A6' is two-piece vertical bar
      *    **  X'80' is Euro, X'A3' is British Pound, X'A5' is Yen
       01  A-INFO           redefines ASCII-DATA pic X(159).
       01  ASCII-TABLE      redefines ASCII-DATA.
           05  ASCII-BYTE   pic X     occurs 159 times.
      **   End-of-Copy File -------------------------------- ASCEBCB1 *
      *****************************************************************
      *

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This program will convert an EBCDIC-encoded, Record Sequential file of 80 byte logical records to an ASCII-encoded, Record Sequential file of 80 byte physical records. This document may be used to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.

In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This documentation and software were developed and tested on systems that are configured for a SIMOTIME environment based on the hardware, operating systems, user requirements and security requirements. Therefore, adjustments may be needed to execute the jobs and programs when transferred to a system of a different architecture or configuration.

SIMOTIME Services has experience in moving or sharing data or application processing across a variety of systems. For additional information about SIMOTIME Services or Technologies please contact us using the information in the  Contact, Comment or Feedback  section of this document.

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Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software, documentation or training material for any purpose requires a fee to be paid to SimoTime Technologies. Once the fee is received by SimoTime the latest version of the software, documentation or training material will be delivered and a license will be granted for use within an enterprise, provided the SimoTime copyright notice appear on all copies of the software. The SimoTime name or Logo may not be used in any advertising or publicity pertaining to the use of the software without the written permission of SimoTime Technologies.

SimoTime Technologies makes no warranty or representations about the suitability of the software, documentation or learning material for any purpose. It is provided "AS IS" without any expressed or implied warranty, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. SimoTime Technologies shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages resulting from the loss of use, data or projects, whether in an action of contract or tort, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this software, documentation or training material.

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This section includes links to documents with additional information that are beyond the scope and purpose of this document. The first sub-section requires an internet connection, the second sub-section references locally available documents.

Note: A SimoTime License is required for the items to be made available on a local server.

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The following links may be to the current server or to the Internet.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The File Status Return Codes that are used to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.

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The following links will require an internet connect.

A good place to start is The SimoTime Home Page for access to white papers, program examples and product information. This link requires an Internet Connection

Explore The Micro Focus Web Site for more information about products (including Micro Focus COBOL) and services available from Micro Focus. This link requires an Internet Connection.

Explore the GnuCOBOL Technologies available from SourceForge. SourceForge is an Open Source community resource dedicated to helping open source projects be as successful as possible. GnuCOBOL (formerly OpenCOBOL) is a COBOL compiler with run time support. The compiler (cobc) translates COBOL source to executable using intermediate C, designated C compiler and linker. This link will require an Internet Connection.

You may view the complete list of SimoMODS Programs at http://www.simotime.com/simomods.htm.

You may view the download list of the SimoTime shared modules at http://www.simotime.com/sim4dzip.htm#ZipsforSharedModules.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Glossary of Terms

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the Glossary of Terms for a list of terms and definitions used in this suite of documents and white papers.

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SimoTime Technologies was founded in 1987 and is a privately owned company. We specialize in the creation and deployment of business applications using new or existing technologies and services. We have a team of individuals that understand the broad range of technologies being used in today's environments. Our customers include small businesses using Internet technologies to corporations using very large mainframe systems.

Quite often, to reach larger markets or provide a higher level of service to existing customers it requires the newer Internet technologies to work in a complementary manner with existing corporate mainframe systems. We specialize in preparing applications and the associated data that are currently residing on a single platform to be distributed across a variety of platforms.

Preparing the application programs will require the transfer of source members that will be compiled and deployed on the target platform. The data will need to be transferred between the systems and may need to be converted and validated at various stages within the process. SimoTime has the technology, services and experience to assist in the application and data management tasks involved with doing business in a multi-system environment.

Whether you want to use the Internet to expand into new market segments or as a delivery vehicle for existing business functions simply give us a call or check the web site at http://www.simotime.com


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