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This example uses embedded SQL in a COBOL program to update a row within a table. This example sequentially reads the records in a VSAM, Keyed-Sequential-Data-Set (KSDS) and uses the information to update the relational data base. If an existing row with a matching primary key cannot be selected then a new row will be inserted. In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This suite of programs is provided as a COBOL programming example of one of the possible solutions.
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The main program (ITQUP1C1) will read an Indexed file (ITEMMAST) and use this information to update an existing row in a relational data base table (ITEMRDB1). If a row with a matching key does not exist then a new row will be inserted. Color Associations: The CMD Member for WindowsThe following is the Windows Command file (ITQUP1E1.cmd) that is required to run as a job on a PC using Micro Focus Net Express. @echo OFF rem * ******************************************************************* rem * ITQUP1E1.CMD - a Windows Command File * rem * This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * rem * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * rem * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * rem * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * rem * ******************************************************************* rem * rem * Text - COBOL with embedded SQL to Update rows in a table rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies rem * Date - November 11, 2003 rem * Version - 04.03.12 rem * rem * This set of programs illustrate the use of embedded SQL in a COBOL rem * program that Update rows in a Table. rem * rem * This technique provides for the use of a single COBOL source rem * program that will run on ZOS, Windows or Unix. rem * rem * This set of programs will run on a Personal Computer with Windows rem * and Micro Focus Net Express or Mainframe Express. rem * rem * rem * ************ rem * * ITQUP1E1 * rem * ********cmd* rem * * rem * * rem * ************ ************ ************ rem * * ITEMMAST *-----* ITQUP1C1 *-----* ITEMRDB1 * rem * *******ksds* ********cbl* ********rdb* rem * * rem * * rem * ************ rem * * EOJ * rem * ************ echo * echo * The SQL Server must be started prior to executing this command. echo * set CmdName=ITQUP1E1 call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName% call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%" call SimoNOTE "Starting JobName %CmdName%" set ITEMMAST=%DataLib1%\Dyn1\SIMOTIME.DATA.ITEMMAST.DAT run ITQUP1C1 if errorlevel = 1 set JobStatus=0001 if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK :EojAOK call SimoNOTE "Finished JobName %CmdName%" goto :End :EojNOK call SimoNOTE "ABENDING JobName %CmdName%" call SimoNOTE "ABENDING Message JobStatus %JobStatus%" goto :End :End if not "%1" == "nopause" pause JCL Member using IKJEFT01The following is the mainframe JCL (ITQUP1J1.jcl) that is required to run as a job on an IBM, ZOS Mainframe System, Micro Focus Mainframe Express or Micro Focus Server. //ITQUP1J1 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* TEXT - Execute a COBOL program to UPDATE data within a Table. //* AUTHOR - SimoTime Technologies //* DATE - January 01, 1989 //* //* This set of programs illustrate the use of a COBOL program with //* embedded SQL syntax. This program will UPDATE rows into a table. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under ZOS or on //* a personal computer running Windows and Mainframe Express (MFE) //* by Micro Focus. //* //* ************ //* * ITQUP1J1 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* * //* ************ //* * IKJEFT01 * //* ********dbm* //* * //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * ITEMMAST *-----* ITQUP1C1 *-----* ITEMRDB1 * //* ********ksd* ********cbl* ********rdb* //* * //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 1 this is a single step job. //* //STEP01 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //ITEMMAST DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.ITEMMAST,DISP=SHR //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * DSN SYSTEM(XDB1) RUN PROG(ITQUP1C1) END /* // COBOL Demonstration ProgramThe following (ITQUP1C1.cbl) is a sample of the COBOL demonstration program that will update existing rows or insert new rows into a table. 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Contact SimoTime Technologies, * * 15 Carnoustie Drive, Novato, CA 94949-5849. * ***************************************************************** * This program will read the Item File (originally a VSAM, KSDS * downloaded to be a Micro Focus Keyed-Indexed file) and insert * or update rows into a table. * * ************ * * ITQUP1J1 * * ********jcl* * * * * * ************ * * IKJEFT01 * * ********dbm* * * * * * ************ ************ ************ * * ITEMMAST *-----* ITQUP1C1 *-----* ITEMRDB1 * * ********ksd* ********cbl* ********rdb* * * * * * ************ * * EOJ * * ************ * ***************************************************************** ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. * The LINE SEQUENTIAL file organization is Micro Fcus * syntax for an ASCII/Text file. SELECT ITEMMAST-FILE ASSIGN to ITEMMAST ORGANIZATION is indexed ACCESS MODE is SEQUENTIAL RECORD KEY is ITEM-NUMBER FILE STATUS is ITEMMAST-STATUS. ***************************************************************** DATA DIVISION. FILE SECTION. FD ITEMMAST-FILE. COPY ITEMCB01. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. ***************************************************************** * Data-structure for Title and Copyright... * ------------------------------------------------------------ 01 SIM-TITLE. 05 T1 pic X(11) value '* ITQUP1C1 '. 05 T2 pic X(34) value 'Read KSDS, Update or Insert SQL '. 05 T3 pic X(10) value ' v04.12.14'. 05 T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'. 01 SIM-COPYRIGHT. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* ITQUP1C1 '. 05 C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2019 '. 05 C3 pic X(28) value ' SimoTime Technologies '. 05 C4 pic X(20) value ' All Rights Reserved'. 01 SIM-THANKS-01. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* ITQUP1C1 '. 05 C2 pic X(32) value 'Thank you for using this program'. 05 C3 pic X(32) value ' provided from SimoTime Technolo'. 05 C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'. 01 SIM-THANKS-02. 05 C1 pic X(11) value '* ITQUP1C1 '. 05 C2 pic X(32) value 'Please send all inquires or sugg'. 05 C3 pic X(32) value 'estions to the helpdesk@simotime'. 05 C4 pic X(04) value '.com'. 01 ITEMMAST-STATUS. 05 ITEMMAST-STATUS-L pic X. 05 ITEMMAST-STATUS-R pic X. 01 ITEMMAST-EOF pic X value 'N'. 01 ITEMMAST-OPEN-FLAG pic X value 'C'. 01 CSVPUTD1-STATUS. 05 CSVPUTD1-STATUS-L pic X. 05 CSVPUTD1-STATUS-R pic X. 01 CSVPUTD1-OPEN-FLAG pic X value 'C'. 01 IO-STATUS. 05 IO-STAT1 pic X. 05 IO-STAT2 pic X. 01 TWO-BYTES. 05 TWO-BYTES-LEFT pic X. 05 TWO-BYTES-RIGHT pic X. 01 TWO-BYTES-BINARY redefines TWO-BYTES pic 9(4) comp. 01 IO-STATUS-4 pic 9(4) value 0. 01 IO-STATUS-4A redefines IO-STATUS-4 pic X(4). ***************************************************************** * Message Buffer used by the Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT routine. * ***************************************************************** 01 MESSAGE-BUFFER. 05 MESSAGE-HEADER pic X(11) value '* ITQUP1C1 '. 05 MESSAGE-TEXT. 10 MESSAGE-TEXT-1 pic X(68) value SPACES. 10 MESSAGE-TEXT-2 pic X(188) value SPACES. 01 MESSAGE-BUFFER-SIZE pic 9(3) value 267. 01 MSG-PTR pic 9(3) value 0. 01 MSG-LEN pic 9(3) value 0. 01 WORK-DATE. 05 WORK-DATE-08 pic X(8). 01 WORK-TIME pic X(8). 01 EDIT-TIMESTAMP. 05 EDIT-DATE pic X(10) value 'yyyy-nn-nn'. 05 filler pic X value '-'. 05 EDIT-TIME pic X(11) value 'nn:nn:nn:nn'. 05 filler pic X(4) value SPACES. 01 APPL-RESULT pic S9(9) comp. 88 APPL-AOK value 0. 88 APPL-EOF value 16. * ------------------------------------------------------------ EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION END-EXEC. EXEC SQL INCLUDE ITEMCQ01 END-EXEC. EXEC SQL end DECLARE SECTION END-EXEC. EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA END-EXEC. ***************************************************************** PROCEDURE DIVISION. perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT perform ITEMMAST-OPEN perform until ITEMMAST-STATUS not = '00' perform ITEMMAST-READ * * If a successful read of the input file * * and the input item number is not equal to SPACES * * then create an output. if ITEMMAST-STATUS = '00' and ITEM-NUMBER not = SPACES display ITEM-NUMBER ' - ' ITEM-DESCRIPTION move ITEM-RECORD to ITQ1-RECORD perform Z-GET-DATE-AND-TIME perform ITEMRDB1-SELECT if SQLCODE = ZERO perform MOVE-DATA-FOR-UPDATE perform ITEMRDB1-UPDATE else perform MOVE-DATA-FOR-UPDATE perform ITEMRDB1-INSERT end-if end-if end-perform perform ITEMMAST-CLOSE perform Z-THANK-YOU GOBACK. ***************************************************************** MOVE-DATA-FOR-UPDATE. move ITEM-NUMBER to ITQ1-NUMBER move ITEM-DESCRIPTION to ITQ1-DESCRIPTION move ITEM-UNIT-OF-MEASURE to ITQ1-UNIT-OF-MEASURE move ITEM-COST to ITQ1-COST move ITEM-PRICE to ITQ1-PRICE move WORK-DATE to ITQ1-LADATE move WORK-TIME to ITQ1-LATIME move ZERO to ITQ1-TOKEN exit. ***************************************************************** ITEMRDB1-SELECT. EXEC SQL SELECT ITQ1_NUMBER, ITQ1_DESCRIPTION, ITQ1_UNIT_MEASURE, ITQ1_COST, ITQ1_PRICE INTO :ITQ1-NUMBER, :ITQ1-DESCRIPTION, :ITQ1-UNIT-OF-MEASURE, :ITQ1-COST, :ITQ1-PRICE FROM ITEMRDB1 WHERE ITQ1_NUMBER = :ITQ1-NUMBER END-EXEC if SQLCODE NOT = ZERO initialize ITQ1-RECORD end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* ITEMRDB1-INSERT. EXEC SQL INSERT into ITEMRDB1 ( ITQ1_NUMBER, ITQ1_DESCRIPTION, ITQ1_UNIT_MEASURE, ITQ1_COST, ITQ1_PRICE, ITQ1_LADATE, ITQ1_LATIME, ITQ1_TOKEN ) VALUES ( :ITQ1-NUMBER, :ITQ1-DESCRIPTION, :ITQ1-UNIT-OF-MEASURE, :ITQ1-COST, :ITQ1-PRICE, :ITQ1-LADATE, :ITQ1-LATIME, :ITQ1-TOKEN ) END-EXEC if SQLCODE = 0 display 'INSERTED ON INSERT FOR ITEMMAST ' 'SQLCODE = ' SQLCODE ' ITEM = ' ITQ1-NUMBER else display 'ABENDING ON INSERT FOR ITEMMAST ' 'SQLCODE = ' SQLCODE ' ITEM = ' ITQ1-NUMBER add 16 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* ITEMRDB1-UPDATE. EXEC SQL UPDATE ITEMRDB1 SET ITQ1_NUMBER = :ITQ1-NUMBER, ITQ1_DESCRIPTION = :ITQ1-DESCRIPTION, ITQ1_UNIT_MEASURE = :ITQ1-UNIT-OF-MEASURE, ITQ1_COST = :ITQ1-COST, ITQ1_PRICE = :ITQ1-PRICE, ITQ1_LADATE = :ITQ1-LADATE, ITQ1_LATIME = :ITQ1-LATIME, ITQ1_TOKEN = :ITQ1-TOKEN WHERE ITQ1_NUMBER = :ITQ1-NUMBER END-EXEC. if SQLCODE = 0 display 'Finished UPDATING of ITEMRDB1 for item ' ITQ1-NUMBER else display 'ABENDING OF UPDATE FOR ITEMRDB1 ' 'SQLCODE = ' SQLCODE ' ITEM = ' ITQ1-NUMBER add 16 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE end-if exit. ***************************************************************** * I/O ROUTINES FOR ITEMMAST... * ***************************************************************** ITEMMAST-CLOSE. add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT. close ITEMMAST-FILE if ITEMMAST-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT else add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT end-if if APPL-AOK CONTINUE else move 'ITEMMAST-Failure-CLOSE...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT move ITEMMAST-STATUS to IO-STATUS perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* ITEMMAST-READ. read ITEMMAST-FILE if ITEMMAST-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT else if ITEMMAST-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 ITEMMAST-EOF else move 'ITEMMAST-Failure-GET...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT move ITEMMAST-STATUS to IO-STATUS perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM end-if end-if exit. *---------------------------------------------------------------* ITEMMAST-OPEN. add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT. open input ITEMMAST-FILE if ITEMMAST-STATUS = '00' subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT move 'O' to ITEMMAST-OPEN-FLAG else add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT end-if if APPL-AOK CONTINUE else move 'ITEMMAST-Failure-OPEN...' to MESSAGE-TEXT perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT move ITEMMAST-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. ***************************************************************** * Display CONSOLE messages... * ***************************************************************** Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT. display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT 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' subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT add TWO-BYTES-BINARY to ZERO giving IO-STATUS-4 move IO-STAT1 to IO-STATUS-4A(1:1) move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT move IO-STATUS-4A to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4) perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT else move '0000' to IO-STATUS-4A move IO-STATUS to IO-STATUS-4A(3:2) move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT move IO-STATUS-4A to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4) perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT end-if exit. ***************************************************************** Z-GET-DATE-AND-TIME. accept WORK-DATE from DATE YYYYMMDD accept WORK-TIME from TIME move WORK-DATE(1:4) to EDIT-DATE(1:4) move WORK-DATE(5:2) to EDIT-DATE(6:2) move WORK-DATE(7:2) to EDIT-DATE(9:2) move WORK-TIME(1:2) to EDIT-TIME(1:2) move WORK-TIME(3:2) to EDIT-TIME(4:2) move WORK-TIME(5:2) to EDIT-TIME(7:2) move WORK-TIME(7:2) to EDIT-TIME(10:2) exit. ***************************************************************** Z-POST-COPYRIGHT. display SIM-TITLE upon console display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console exit. ***************************************************************** Z-THANK-YOU. display SIM-THANKS-01 upon console display SIM-THANKS-02 upon console exit. ***************************************************************** * This program is provided by: * * SimoTime Technologies * * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * ***************************************************************** The COBOL Copy FileThe following (ITEMCQ01.cpy) is a sample of the COBOL copy file used to define the table row structure. ***************************************************************** * ITEMCQ01.CPY - a COBOL Copy File * * A Item or Product File used by the Demo programs. * * This is an SQL Declare with primary key and unique index. * * 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 * ***************************************************************** EXEC SQL DECLARE ITEMRDB1 TABLE ( ITQ1_NUMBER CHAR (12) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, ITQ1_DESCRIPTION CHAR (48) NOT NULL, ITQ1_QTY_ONHAND INTEGER NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_QTY_ALLOCATED INTEGER NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_UNIT_MEASURE CHAR (16) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_COST DECIMAL (9, 2) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_PRICE DECIMAL (9, 2) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_LADATE CHAR (8) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_LATIME CHAR (8) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_TOKEN CHAR (8) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_D_CODE_1 CHAR (1) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT, ITQ1_D_PERCENT_1 CHAR (7) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT ) END-EXEC. 01 ITQ1-RECORD. 05 ITQ1-NUMBER PIC X(12). 05 ITQ1-DATA. 10 ITQ1-DESCRIPTION PIC X(48). 10 ITQ1-QTY-ONHAND PIC 9(7) COMP. 10 ITQ1-QTY-ALLOCATED PIC 9(7) COMP. 10 ITQ1-UNIT-OF-MEASURE PIC X(16). 10 ITQ1-COST PIC S9(7)V9(2) COMP-3. 10 ITQ1-PRICE PIC S9(7)V9(2) COMP-3. 10 ITQ1-LADATE PIC X(8). 10 ITQ1-LATIME PIC X(8). 10 ITQ1-TOKEN PIC X(3). 10 ITQ1-D-CODE-1 PIC X. 10 ITQ1-D-PERCENT-1 PIC S9(3)V9(4). * 10 ITQ1-D-CODE-2 PIC X. * 10 ITQ1-D-PERCENT-2 PIC S9(3)V9(4). * 10 ITQ1-D-CODE-3 PIC X. * 10 ITQ1-D-PERCENT-3 PIC S9(3)V9(4). * 10 FILLER PIC X(375). * *** ITEMCQ01 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - ITEMCQ01 * ***************************************************************** * SummaryThe purpose of this program is to provide examples using embedded SQL in a COBOL program to create, manipulate and delete relational data base tables. 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