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Introduction
This document (with sample programs) describes the anomalies of working with numeric fields that are defined as Zoned-Decimal and contain non-numeric values. For the COBOL programming language these fields would be defined as USAGE IS DISPLAY.
This suite of programs will build test data and discuss techniques for managing zoned-decimal numeric fields and displaying a field in a hexadecimal dump format. Allowing a space character (or any non-numeric value) to exist in a zoned-decimal field should be considered as a bad programming practice. The process that causes this to happen should be identified and corrected.
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Execute
This suite of programs incudes a group of CMD files and a JCL members to map the file names and execute the programs that accumulate the Summary Totals and Record Counts. The output is posted to the SYSOUT device.
CMD File, Execute Program
The following command files will process a test file that contains records with zoned-decimal fields that contain non-numeric characters. Each job will read the records in the test file and accumulate summary totals for each of the zoned-decimal fields in the record structure. Each job uses a different methodology for handling the non-numeric values in the zoned-decimal fields.
CMD, with Numeric Check
The following (NBRZD3W1.cmd) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job with Windows or Micro Focus COBOL. The NUMCHK function is set to ENABLE. This setting will test for all non-numeric values in a zoned-numeric field and if true the field will be converted to a zero value prior to adding to the summary total. The test file will not be updated.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * NBRZD3W1.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 - Read a file, Calculate record count and numeric totals.
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date - January 24, 1988
rem *
rem The job will read a record sequential file of 80-byte records that
rem contains numeric fields within the records.
rem The programs will read the file and calculate summary totals and a
rem record count for the user-defined numeric fields. The information
rem will then be posted to the SYSOUT device.
rem *
rem * ************
rem * * NBRZD3W1 *
rem * ********cmd*
rem * *
rem * *
rem * ************ ************ ************
rem * * NBRZD3D1 ******* NBRZD3C1 ******* SYSOUT *
rem * *******rseq* ********cbl* *******lseq*
rem * *
rem * *
rem * ************
rem * * EOJ *
rem * ************
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Read a File, Calculate Record Counts and Summary Totals...
rem *
set CmdName=NBRZD3W1
call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName%
if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Execute the Program to Calculate Totals"
set SYSUT1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1.DAT
set SYSOUT=%BaseLib1%\DATA\SPOOL\SYSOUT_%CmdName%.TXT
if exist %SYSOUT% erase %SYSOUT%
call SimoNOTE "DataTake %SYSUT1%"
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %SYSOUT%"
run NBRZD3C1
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
if exist %SYSOUT% type %SYSOUT%
goto :EojAok
:EojAok
call SimoNOTE "Finished JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
goto :End
:EojNok
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
:End
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
CMD, without Numeric Check
The following (NBRZD3W2.cmd) is a sample of the Windows CMD needed to run this job with Windows or Micro Focus COBOL. The NUMCHK function to test for non-numeric values in a zoned-numeric field and treat as a zero value is set to DISABLE for this job.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * NBRZD3W2.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 - Read a file, Calculate record count and numeric totals.
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date - January 24, 1988
rem *
rem The job will read a record sequential file of 80-byte records that
rem contains numeric fields within the records.
rem The programs will read the file and calculate summary totals and a
rem record count for the user-defined numeric fields. The information
rem will then be posted to the SYSOUT device.
rem *
rem * ************
rem * * NBRZD3W2 *
rem * ********cmd*
rem * *
rem * *
rem * ************ ************ ************
rem * * NBRZD3D1 ******* NBRZD3C2 ******* SYSOUT *
rem * *******rseq* ********cbl* *******lseq*
rem * *
rem * *
rem * ************
rem * * EOJ *
rem * ************
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Read a File, Calculate Record Counts and Summary Totals...
rem *
set CmdName=NBRZD3W2
call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName%
if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Execute the Program to Calculate Totals"
set SYSUT1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1.DAT
set SYSOUT=%BaseLib1%\DATA\SPOOL\SYSOUT_%CmdName%.TXT
if exist %SYSOUT% erase %SYSOUT%
call SimoNOTE "DataTake %SYSUT1%"
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %SYSOUT%"
run NBRZD3C2
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
if exist %SYSOUT% type %SYSOUT%
goto :EojAok
:EojAok
call SimoNOTE "Finished JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
goto :End
:EojNok
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING JobName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus%"
:End
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
JCL Member, Execute Program
The following jobs will process a test file that contains records with packed-decimal field that contain space characters. The records contain packed-decimal fields that have both EBCDIC and ASCII encoded space characters. Each job will read the records in the test file and accumulate summary totals for each of the packed-decimal fields in the record structure. Each job uses a different methodology for handling the spaces in the packed-decimal fields.
JCL, with Numeric Check
The following (NBRZD3J1.jcl) is a sample of the JCL Member needed to run this job with ZOS or Micro Focus Enterprise Server. The function to test for non-numeric in a zoned-numeric field is enabled for this job.
//NBRZD3J1 JOB (SIMOTIME),'ZONED WITH NON NUMERIC',CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0, // NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* NBRZD3J1.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Member 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 - Read a file, Calculate record count and numeric totals. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* Thisd job will describe and demonstrate how to process //* zoned-decimal fields that contain non-numeric values. //* //* The job will read a record sequential file of 80-byte records that //* contains numeric fields within the records. //* The programs will read the file and calculate summary totals and a //* record count for the user-defined numeric fields. The information //* will then be posted to the SYSOUT device. //* //* Before the field values is added to the summary total a numeric //* check of the field is performed. If the field contains a //* non-numeric value then it will be processed as a zero value thus //* avoiding a S0C7 or RTS163 error. //* //* This set of programs may be compiled and executed on a Mainframe //* System with ZOS or a Linux, UNIX or Windows System with Micro Focus //* Enterprise Developer. //* //* ************ //* * NBRZD3J1 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * SYSUT1 *-----* NBRZD3C1 *-----* SYSOUT * //* ********dat* ********cbl* ******spool* //* * * //* * * ************ //* * *-call--* NBRZD3R1 * //* * ********cbl* //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 1, Write Summary Total and record counts to SYSOUT //* //VALIDATE EXEC PGM=NBRZD3C1 //SYSUT1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1,DISP=SHR //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //
JCL, without Numeric Check
The following (NBRZD3J2.jcl) is a sample of the JCL Member needed to run this job with ZOS or Micro Focus Enterprise Server. The function to test for non-numeric in a zoned-numeric field is disabled for this job.
//NBRZD3J2 JOB (SIMOTIME),'ZONED WITH NON NUMERIC',CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0, // NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* NBRZD3J2.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Member 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 - Read a file, Calculate record count and numeric totals. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* Thisd job will describe and demonstrate how to process //* zoned-decimal fields that contain non-numeric values. //* //* The job will read a record sequential file of 80-byte records that //* contains numeric fields within the records. //* The programs will read the file and calculate summary totals and a //* record count for the user-defined numeric fields. The information //* will then be posted to the SYSOUT device. //* //* Micro Focus compiler directives are used to avoid an RTS163 Error. //* //* This set of programs may be compiled and executed on a Mainframe //* System with ZOS or a Linux, UNIX or Windows System with Micro Focus //* Enterprise Developer. //* //* ************ //* * NBRZD3J2 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * SYSUT1 *-----* NBRZD3C2 *-----* SYSOUT * //* ********dat* ********cbl* ******spool* //* * * //* * * ************ //* * *-call--* NBRZD3R2 * //* * ********cbl* //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 1, Write Summary Total and record counts to SYSOUT //* //VALIDATE EXEC PGM=NBRZD3C2 //SYSUT1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1,DISP=SHR //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //
Review the Results
The output created by the programs are summary totals for each of the zoned-decimal fields in the test data file. At End-of-Job (EOJ) the programs will write the summary totals to the SYSOUT device. For the Micro Focus environment the programs were compiled using the OUTDD directive with SYSOUT specified as a line sequential (or ASCII-Text) file with a record length of 121 bytes. Therefore, the output may be easily viewed using a text editor of choice.
This section will describe the outputs based on the settings of the NUMCHK function provided by SimoTime.
Results, with Numeric Check
The following shows the results when a zoned-decimal field contains non-numeric characters. The test data for the following report contained three (3) records. The records contain zoned-decimal fields that have both EBCDIC and ASCII encoded space characters and other non-numeric values.
The programs that are used to produce the following report simply attempt to use the values in the packed fields to accumulate summary totals. The programs were first compiled with the default compiler options/directives for a mainframe environment. Refer to the Default Compiler Directives section of this document for the Micro Focus Compiler directives. When an attempt was made to process one of the fields that contained non-numeric characters an ABEND or Program Check resulted with an error message that indicated the field contained a non-numeric value (for the ZOS environment this would be a S0C7 error, for Micro Focus it would be an RTS 163 error).
Next, the programs were compiled with compiler options/directives that would prevent the ABEND. Refer to the Alternate Compiler Directives for NBRZD3R2 section of this document for the Micro Focus Compiler directives. When an attempt is made to process one of the zoned-decimal fields that contained non-numeric characters the sign position is corrected and the program check does not occur. However, since an ASCII space (x'20') or an EBCDIC space (x'40') are valid numbers this will result in the summary totals being incorrect.
The following shows a report that was created with HEX20 and HEX40 set to DISABLE. The test file contained three (3) records with both EBCDIC and ASCII spaces in some of the packed-decimal fields. For example, in the 1st record NBRPK3B1-FIELD-01 contains a valid numeric value of 123. In the 2nd and 3rd records NBRPK3B1-FIELD-01 contains ASCII space characters.
Typically, a business user would expect the spaces to be treated as zeroes and the summary total to be 123. However, this is not the case with packed-decimal fields. Using the SIGN-FIXUP directive avoids the S0C7 or RTS 163 error but the ASCII space characters are treated as valid numbers and result in a value of 20202. When reading the three records and accumulating the summary total the result for NBRPK3B1-FIELD-01 is as follows.
123 + 20202 + 20202 = 40,527
* NBRPK3C1 Packed Numeric Field with SPACES v15.05.18 helpdesk@simotime.com * NBRPK3C1 A Program to Calculate Totals was generated by SimoTime Technologies * NBRPK3C1 * Compiled for an ASCII environment... * NBRPK3C1 * HEX20 parameter is DISABLE * NBRPK3C1 * HEX40 parameter is DISABLE * NBRPK3C1 ************************************************************************************************************ * NBRPK3C1 Field Name Summary.Total HEX40 HEX20 NUMCHK TYPE * NBRPK3C1 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-01 40,527 PK * NBRPK3C1 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-02 1,368- PK * NBRPK3C1 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-03 41,634 PK * NBRPK3C1 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-04 220,200 PK * NBRPK3C1 Record count for SYSUT1 000000003 * NBRPK3C1 Field Name Summary.Total HEX40 HEX20 NUMCHK TYPE * NBRPK3C1 ************************************************************************************************************ * NBRPK3C1 Program to Calculate Totals generated by using SimoTime Technologies * NBRPK3C1 Please send all comments or suggestions to the helpdesk@simotime.com
Results, without Numeric Check
The following shows the results when a packed-decimal field contains space characters and the program recognizes the condition.
The following shows a report that was created with HEX20 and HEX40 set to ZERO_ADJ. The test file contained three (3) records with both EBCDIC and ASCII spaces in some of the packed-decimal fields. The program that accumulates the summary totals will first test the packed-decimal field for all spaces (EBCDIC or ASCII) and if true set the value to zero prior to adding to the summary total. This will produce a summary total that a business user would expect.
Note: The packed-decimal value is only altered for the purpose of calculating the summary total. The data file will not be updated.
* NBRPK3C2 Packed Numeric Field with SPACES v15.05.18 helpdesk@simotime.com * NBRPK3C2 A Program to Calculate Totals was generated by SimoTime Technologies * NBRPK3C2 * Compiled for an ASCII environment... * NBRPK3C2 * HEX20 parameter is ZERO_ADJ * NBRPK3C2 * HEX40 parameter is ZERO_ADJ * NBRPK3C2 ************************************************************************************************************ * NBRPK3C2 Field Name Summary.Total HEX40 HEX20 NUMCHK TYPE * NBRPK3C2 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-01 123 0000002 PK * NBRPK3C2 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-02 1,368- PK * NBRPK3C2 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-03 1,230 0000001 PK * NBRPK3C2 NBRPK3B1-FIELD-04 199,998 0000001 PK * NBRPK3C2 Record count for SYSUT1 000000003 * NBRPK3C2 Field Name Summary.Total HEX40 HEX20 NUMCHK TYPE * NBRPK3C2 ************************************************************************************************************ * NBRPK3C2 Program to Calculate Totals generated by using SimoTime Technologies * NBRPK3C2 Please send all comments or suggestions to the helpdesk@simotime.com
Prepare
Prior to executing the jobs it will be necessary to create (or generate) the programs that will read a test file and accumulate totals for the packed-decimal fields. The following is an overview of the programs that will be generated.
| 1. | NBRPK301.pcf - this set of programs will process the packed-decimal fields with the NET20 and NET40 functions disabled. |
| 2. | NBRPK302.pcf - this set of programs will process the packed-decimal fields with the NET20 and NET40 functions set to ZERO_ADJ. The program that accumulates the summary totals will first test the packed-decimal field for all spaces (EBCDIC or ASCII) and if true set the value to zero prior to adding to the summary total. This will produce a summary total that a business user would expect. |
| 3. | NBRPK303.pcf - this set of programs will process the packed-decimal fields with the NET20 and NET40 functions set to ZERO_FIX. The program that accumulates the summary totals will first test the packed-decimal field for all spaces (EBCDIC or ASCII) and if true set the value to zero prior to adding to the summary total and the data file will be updated to reflect the changes. Also, this will produce a summary total that a business user would expect. |
Generate Programs
This section describes how to generate the COBOL programs used to accumulate summary totals and do a hex-dump of the test file. The purpose of this example is to process packed-decimal fields that contain space characters.
Generate with Numeric Check
The following (NBRZD301.pcf) is the Process Control File that is used to generate the programs that will produce summary totals. The NET20 and NET40 functions are set to ZERO_ADJ. The program that accumulates the summary totals will first test the packed-decimal field for all spaces (EBCDIC or ASCII) and if true set the value to zero prior to adding to the summary total. This will produce a summary total that a business user would expect.
*********************************************************************** * NBRZD301.pcf - a Process Control File * * SimoTime Program Generation Technologies * * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * *********************************************************************** * SYSUT1 is the Sequential File with 80-byte records. *********************************************************************** * This Process Control File will be used to generate a set of COBOL * programs that will accumulate totals for user-defined numeric fields * and provide a record count. * * Refer to http://www.simotime.com/utcomp01.htm for additional detail * about the PCF statements for Data Validate, Dump and Compare. * * The following group of statements will define the high level * functions and processes to be performed. * &SIMOPREP call ..\Env1BASE &USERPREP call UserCOGI &CONFORM IBM ©FILE NBRZD3B1.cpy &HTMLFILE nbrzd3b1.htm * * The following group of statements will define the behavioral * characteristics and environment variable for the file I/O Program * to be generated. * *HEAD34 ....:....1....:....2....:....3.... &HEAD34 Zoned Decimal with non-Numeric &PROGID NBRZD3C1 &SYSUT1 org=Sequential recfm=FIXED rlen=80 * * The following group of statements will define the behavioral * characteristics and environment variables for the record content * conversion program to be generated. * The following defines the name of the callable routine for special * numeric processing. * &NUMCALL NBRZD3R1 &NUMREC NBRZD3B1-RECORD-01 * * The following group of statements will look at the user-defined * numeric fields and compensate when the field contains a non-numeric * value. A non-numeric value will be treated as zero. * &NUMCHK ENABLE * * The following group of statements will define the type of processing * and the name of the numeric fields. * &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-RECID-R01 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-01 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-02 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-03 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-04 * &END
Generate without Numeric Check
*********************************************************************** * NBRZD302.pcf - a Process Control File * * SimoTime Program Generation Technologies * * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * *********************************************************************** * SYSUT1 is the Sequential File with 80-byte records. *********************************************************************** * This Process Control File will be used to generate a set of COBOL * programs that will accumulate totals for user-defined numeric fields * and provide a record count. * * Refer to http://www.simotime.com/utcomp01.htm for additional detail * about the PCF statements for Data Validate, Dump and Compare. * * The following group of statements will define the high level * functions and processes to be performed. * &SIMOPREP call ..\Env1BASE &USERPREP call UserCOGI &CONFORM IBM ©FILE NBRZD3B1.cpy &HTMLFILE nbrzd3b1.htm * * The following group of statements will define the behavioral * characteristics and environment variable for the file I/O Program * to be generated. * *HEAD34 ....:....1....:....2....:....3.... &HEAD34 Zoned Decimal with non-Numeric &PROGID NBRZD3C2 &SYSUT1 org=Sequential recfm=FIXED rlen=80 * * The following group of statements will define the behavioral * characteristics and environment variables for the record content * conversion program to be generated. * The following defines the name of the callable routine for special * numeric processing. * &NUMCALL NBRZD3R2 &NUMREC NBRZD3B1-RECORD-01 * * The following group of statements will look at the user-defined * numeric fields and compensate when the field contains a non-numeric * value. A non-numeric value will be treated as zero. * &NUMCHK DISABLE * * The following group of statements will define the type of processing * and the name of the numeric fields. * &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-RECID-R01 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-01 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-02 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-03 &UT1TOTAL NBRZD3B1-FIELD-04 * &END
Create Test Data
This section describes the COBOL program that is used to create the test data. The test data is a record sequential file of 80-byte fixed-length records. Each record contains a record ID field and four (4) numeric fields in zoned-decimal (USAGE IS DISPLAY) format. Some of the zoned-decimal fields will contain non-numeric characters that are invalid and will cause a SOC7 error (non-numeric in numeric field) message. The purpose of this example is to process zoned-decimal fields that contain non-numeric characters or invalid values.
CMD File, Create Test Data
The following (NBRZD3W8.cmd) is the Windows CMD that is used to create the test data.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * NBRZD3W8.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 - Create a Record Sequential Data Set
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date = January 24, 1996
rem *
rem * The 1ST step will map the logical file name used by the program
rem * to the fully-qualified physical file name.
rem * The 2ND step will create a new test file.
rem * The 3RD step will read the test file and create a HEX-Dump file.
rem *
rem * This set of programs will run on a Windows System with Micro Focus
rem * Enterprise Developer.
rem *
set CmdName=NBRZD3W8
call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName%
if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 1 of 3, Prepare the environment...
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%, User is %USERNAME%"
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Delete previously created files"
set SYSUT2=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1.DAT
if exist %SYSUT2% del %SYSUT2%
set JobStatus=0000
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 2 of 3, Create and populate a new RSEQ file...
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Create the Record Sequential File"
run NBRZD3C8
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %SYSUT2%"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 3 of 3, Hex Dump of the RSEQ file...
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo HEX-Dump of the Record Sequential File"
set SYSUT1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1.DAT
set SYSUT2=%BaseLib1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3X1.DAT
run HX80DUMP
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0020
if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EojNOK
call SimoNOTE "DataTake %SYSUT1%"
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %SYSUT2%"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
:EojAok
call SimoNOTE "Finished CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
goto :End
:EojNok
call SimoNOTE "NOTE ABENDING CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
:End
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
JCL Member, Create Test Data
The following (NBRZD3J8.jcl) is a sample of the JCL Member that is used to create the test data.
//NBRZD3J8 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* NBRZD3J8.jcl - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Member 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 - Create a Sequential Data Set on disk using IEBGENER. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* The 1st job step (JOBSETUP) will delete any previously created //* file. //* The 2nd job step (BUILDNEW) will create a new file of //* packed-decimal, numeric fields within the records. //* The 3rd job step (DUMPINFO) will create a new file of Hex-Dump //* information. //* //* This set of programs may be compiled and executed on a Mainframe //* System with ZOS or a Linux, UNIX or Windows System with Micro Focus //* Enterprise Developer. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 3, Delete any previously created file... //* //JOBSETUP EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSUT1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS) //SYSUT2 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D2,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 3, Create and populate a new QSAM file... //* //BUILDNEW EXEC PGM=NBRZD3C8 //SYSUT2 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1, // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 3 of 3, Create a HEX-Dump File... //* //DUMPINFO EXEC PGM=HX80DUMP //SYSUT1 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D1,DISP=SHR //SYSUT2 DD DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.NBRZD3D2, // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI, // SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //
Technical Details
This section provides additional details about the programs and control files that are used in this suite of programs.
USAGE IS DISPLAY Field
A zoned decimal representation stores one decimal digit in one byte.
Explore The Zoned-Decimal format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is the default numeric for COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS DISPLAY" clause.
Compiler Options or Directives
The following is an overview of the Micro Focus Compiler Options the are used for batch jobs or transaction processing that uses CICS.
Explore the Compiler Directives available for the Micro Focus COBOL technologies.
Default Compiler Directives
The following are the Micro Focus compiler directives that are used for batch processing.
DIALECT"ENTCOBOL" CHARSET"ASCII" ASSIGN"EXTERNAL" IDXFORMAT"8" IBMCOMP NOTRUNC HOSTNUMMOVE HOSTNUMCOMPARE NOSIGNFIXUP HOSTARITHMETIC NOHOSTFD CHECKNUM ANIM COBIDY NOOPTIONAL-FILE outdd"SYSOUT 121 L" SHARE-OUTDD DATE TIME DATAMAP settings list() noform
Alternate Compiler Directives for NBRZD3R2
The following are the Micro Focus compiler directives that are used to manage the special processing requirements of zoned-decimal fields that contain non-numeric values.
DIALECT"ENTCOBOL" CHARSET"ASCII" ASSIGN"EXTERNAL" IBMCOMP NOTRUNC HOST-NUMMOVE HOST-NUMCOMPARE NOSIGN-FIXUP HOST-ARITHMETIC defaultbyte"20" ANIM COBIDY NOOPTIONAL-FILE outdd"SYSOUT 121 L" SHARE-OUTDD DATAMAP settings list() noform
Record Structure for Test File
The following (NBRZD3B1.cpy) is the COBOL copy file that defines the record structure for the data file used by this suite of programs.
*****************************************************************
* NBRZD3B1.CPY - a COBOL Copy File *
* A Record Sequential File with Zoned-Decimal Numeric Fields *
* 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 *
*****************************************************************
* The length of this data structure is 80 bytes.
*
01 NBRZD3B1-RECORD-01.
05 NBRZD3B1-RECID-G01.
10 NBRZD3B1-RECID-R01 PIC 9(2).
05 FILLER PIC X(5).
05 NBRZD3B1-GROUP-01.
10 NBRZD3B1-FIELD-01 PIC 9(5) USAGE IS DISPLAY.
05 FILLER PIC X(5).
05 NBRZD3B1-FIELD-02 PIC S9(5).
05 FILLER PIC X(5).
05 NBRZD3B1-FIELD-03 PIC S9(5).
05 FILLER PIC X(5).
05 NBRZD3B1-GROUP-04.
10 NBRZD3B1-FIELD-04 PIC S9(5).
05 NBRZD3B8-CATCH-01 PIC X(12).
05 FILLER PIC X(26).
*
*** NBRZD3B1 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - NBRZD3B1 *
*****************************************************************
*
For additional information about the fields within the record structure refer to the following link.
Explore an HTML document of the COBOL Copy File for NBRZD3B1. This document will provide additional information about each of the fields in the record structure that is used for the zoned-decimal regression testing.
Hex-Dump of Test File
The following is a Hex-Dump of a test file that contains three records.
The 1st line is the position indicator.
The 2nd line is the possible ASCII character or symbol.
The 3rd line is the high-order nibble of the byte for the Hex-dump.
The 4th line is the low-order nibble of the byte for the Hex-dump.
The 5th line is the possible EBCDIC character or symbol.
....:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7....:....8 01FLD1=00123FLD2=0045vFLD3=00615FLD4= Eye-Catcher 33444333333344433333374443333333444332222247624676667222222222222222222222222222 016C41D001236C42D004566C43D006156C44D00000595D3143852000000000000000000000000000 ...<.........<.........<.........<.........`.../................................ * 01FLD1=.....FLD2=0045vFLD3=00615FLD4=99999Eye-Catcher 3344433FFFFF44433333374443333333444333333347624676667222222222222222222222222222 016C41DFFFFF6C42D004566C43D006156C44D99999595D3143852000000000000000000000000000 ...<.........<.........<.........<.........`.../................................ * 01FLD1=00123FLD2=0045vFLD3=@@@@@FLD4=99999Eye-Catcher 33444333333344433333374443344444444333333347624676667222222222222222222222222222 016C41D001236C42D004566C43D000006C44D99999595D3143852000000000000000000000000000 ...<.........<.........<... .<.........`.../................................ *
Note: NBRZD3B1-FIELD-04 (positions 38-42) of the first record contains all ASCII-encoded space characters.
Note: NBRZD3B1-FIELD-01 (positions 8-12) of the second record contains all high-value (or x'FF') characters.
Note: NBRZD3B1-FIELD-03 (positions 28-32) of the third record contains all EBCDIC-encoded space characters.
A generated program was used to produce this hexadecimal dump information. The following provides additional detail about the hexadecimal dump program.
Explore How to Create and Execute a Hexadecimal Dump Program for a record sequential file with eighty (80) byte records.
Summary
This document (with sample programs) describes the anomalies of working with numeric fields that are defined as Zoned-Decimal and contain non-numeric values. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.
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Downloads and Links
This section includes links to documents with additional information that are beyond the scope and purpose of this document. The first group of documents may be available from a local system or via an internet connection, the second group of documents will require an internet connection.
Note: A SimoTime License is required for the items to be made available on a local system or server.
Current Server or Internet Access
The following links may be to the current server or to the Internet.
Note: The latest versions of the SimoTime Documents and Program Suites are available on the Internet and may be accessed using the icon. If a user has a SimoTime Enterprise License the Documents and Program Suites may be available on a local server and accessed using the icon.
Explore The Zoned-Decimal format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is the default numeric for COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS DISPLAY" clause.
Explore the Numbers Connection for additional information about the structure and processing of numeric data items (or numeric fields).
Explore The Binary or COMP format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is supported by COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS COMP" or "USAGE IS BINARY" clause.
Explore The Edited for Display format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is supported by COBOL and may be used with an edit-mask to prepare the presentation for readability by human beings.
Explore The Packed-Decimal or COMP-3 format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is supported by COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS COMP-3" clause.
Explore The Zoned-Decimal format for numeric data strings. This numeric structure is the default numeric for COBOL and may be explicitly defined with the "USAGE IS DISPLAY" clause.
Explore the JCL Connection for more examples of JCL functionality with programming techniques and sample code.
Explore the COBOL Connection for more examples of COBOL programming techniques and sample code.
Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise 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.
Explore The File Status Return Codes that are used to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.
Internet Access Required
The following links will require an internet connect.
This suite of programs and documentation is available to download for review and evaluation purposes. Other uses will require a SimoTime Software License. Link to an Evaluation zPAK Option that includes the program members, documentation and control files.
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.
Glossary of Terms
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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