SimoBSIO - The COBOL Source Code
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Introduction
This program provides the programmer with the ability to access a file using Byte Stream I/O. This is commonly referred to as the "BSIO" module.
For an example of a program that calls this routine refer to the Current Server or Internet Access section of this document.
This document provides a listing of the COBOL source code for the callable routine SimoBSIO. SimoBSIO is a callable routine that uses the Micro Focus Byte-Stream I/O capability to access a file. This routine may access a single byte or multiple bytes of data at the specified offset into the file. SimoBSIO is written and tested using the Micro Focus COBOL dialect (it will only execute in a Micro Focus environment, it will not compile and run on a mainframe system).
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SimoBSIO, What It Does
The SimoBSIO routine (or callable program) will provide access to a file at the byte level. The routine may access a single byte or multiple bytes in a single access.
SimoBSIO, How To Use
The SIMOBSIO Member is a callable subroutine the processes a data file at the "BYTE I/O" level. To process a file it must first be opened. The following will OPEN the file.
move 'C:\MYFILE.DAT' to PSIO-FILENAME
move 'OPEN ' to PSIO-REQUEST
call 'SIMOBSIO' using PSIO-PASS-AREA
The following will READ a 10 byte string of data starting at offset zero. Since the file name was established during the OPEN request it should still be available in the pass area.
move 'READ ' to PSIO-REQUEST
move ZERO to PSIO-OFFSET
move 10 to PSIO-LENGTH
call 'SIMOBSIO' using PSIO-PASS-AREA
The following will CLOSE the file. Since the file name was established during the OPEN request it should still be available in the pass area.
move 'CLOSE ' to PSIO-REQUEST
call 'SIMOBSIO' using PSIO-PASS-AREA
The following is a list of the parameters that are required by the byte-stream I/O routine.
A COBOL Copy File is provided that defines the structure and size of this pass area.
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| A List of the Parameters that are Required to use the Byte-Stream I/O |
The following is a list of the keywords used in the (PSIO-REQUEST) field of the pass area that is used by a program making a call to SIMOBSIO.
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| A List of Keywords for the PSIO-REQUEST Field |
The COBOL Source Code
The following (SIMOBSIO.cbl) is the COBOL Source Code.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. SIMOBSIO.
AUTHOR. SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES.
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* Source Module: SIMOBSIO.CBL
*
* CALL Interface
* ------------
* call 'SIMOBSIO' using PSIO-PASS-AREA
*
* DESCRIPTION
* -----------
* This callable program uses the Byte-Stream I/O capabilities
* provided by Micro Focus to acces a file by reading a single
* byte or multiple bytes based on the caller's request.
*
* MAINTENANCE
* -----------
* 04/27/1992 Provided by SimoTime Technologie
*
*****************************************************************
*
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 SIM-TITLE.
05 T1 pic X(11) value '* SIMOBSIO '.
05 T2 pic X(34) value 'Byte-Stream File I/O Routine '.
05 T3 pic X(10) value ' v16.06.15'.
05 T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'.
01 SIM-COPYRIGHT.
05 C1 pic X(11) value '* SIMOBSIO '.
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'.
*****************************************************************
* Data-structure for byte stream files...
*****************************************************************
* Byte Stream Files *
* ----------------- *
* For all the routines the RETURN-CODE register is set to *
* zero if the routine is successful. *
*****************************************************************
* Open a file, Byte Stream File...
* filename space or null terminated
* access-mode 01=read only
* 02=write only, deny-mode must=0
* 03=read/write
* When the x'40' bit is on then large file
* access is enabled (larger than 4-gig)
* 65=read only
* 66=write only, deny-mode must=0
* 67=read/write
* deny-mode 0=deny read/write(exclusive)
* 1=deny write
* 2=deny read
* 3=deny neither read nor write
* device future use, must=0
* file-handle if succesful open
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
01 BSIO-FILENAME pic X(256) value SPACES.
01 BSIO-ACCESS-MODE pic X comp-x value 1.
01 BSIO-DENY-MODE pic X comp-x value 0.
01 BSIO-DEVICE pic X comp-x value 0.
01 BSIO-FILE-HANDLE pic X(4) value LOW-VALUES.
01 BSIO-FILE-OFFSET pic X(8) comp-x value 1.
01 BSIO-FILE-COUNT pic X(4) comp-x value 1.
01 BSIO-FLAGS pic X comp-x value 0.
01 BSIO-BUFFER pic X(32760) value SPACES.
* One of the following must be moved to BSIO-ACCESS-MODE.
* Standard, File size < 4 gigabytes.
01 BSIO-S-READ pic X comp-x value 1.
01 BSIO-S-WRITE pic X comp-x value 2.
01 BSIO-S-READ-WRITE pic X comp-x value 3.
* Extended, File size = or > 4 gigabytes.
01 BSIO-X-READ pic X comp-x value 65.
01 BSIO-X-WRITE pic X comp-x value 66.
01 BSIO-X-READ-WRITE pic X comp-x value 67.
* Deny Mode.
01 BSIO-X-DENY-NEITHER pic X comp-x value 3.
01 BSIO-X-DENY-READ pic X comp-x value 2.
01 BSIO-X-DENY-WRITE pic X comp-x value 1.
01 BSIO-X-DENY-READ-WRITE pic X comp-x value 0.
01 BIG-FILE-SUPPORT pic X value 'Y'.
*****************************************************************
* Data structure for message display and logging... *
*****************************************************************
01 MESSAGE-BUFFER.
05 MESSAGE-HEADER pic X(11) value '* SIMOBSIO '.
05 MESSAGE-TEXT.
10 MESSAGE-TEXT-1 pic X(068) value SPACES.
10 MESSAGE-TEXT-2 pic X(188) value SPACES.
01 FIRST-TIME pic X value 'Y'.
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.
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LINKAGE SECTION.
COPY PASSBSIO.
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PROCEDURE DIVISION using PSIO-PASS-AREA.
if FIRST-TIME = 'Y'
perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
move 'N' to FIRST-TIME
end-if
* Set Access-Mode to Read-Only...
add 1 to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
evaluate PSIO-REQUEST
when 'READBSIO' perform BSIOX-FILE-READBSIO
when 'OPEN ' perform BSIOX-FILE-OPEN
when 'OPENPUT ' perform BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-PUT
when 'OPENI-O ' perform BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-I-O
when 'FILEINFO' perform BSIOX-GET-FILE-INFO
when 'CLOSE ' perform BSIOX-FILE-CLOSE
when 'WRITE ' perform BSIOX-FILE-WRITE
when 'CREATE ' perform BSIOX-FILE-CREATE
when '64BITON ' move 'Y' to BIG-FILE-SUPPORT
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
move ZERO to PSIO-RETURN
when '64BITOFF' move 'N' to BIG-FILE-SUPPORT
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
move ZERO to PSIO-RETURN
when 'INIT ' perform BSIOX-FILE-INIT
when 'OPENREAD' perform BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-READ
when other perform ABEND-QUIT
end-evaluate
* add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
if PSIO-RETURN not = ZERO
perform BSIOX-FILE-CLOSE
end-if
GOBACK.
*****************************************************************
* Do an Abnormal termination of the program...
*****************************************************************
ABEND-QUIT.
if MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
end-if
move 'Program return-to-caller with ABEND'
to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add 16 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
GOBACK
exit.
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BSIOX-FILE-READBSIO.
subtract BSIO-FLAGS from BSIO-FLAGS *> normal read
add PSIO-OFFSET to ZERO giving BSIO-FILE-OFFSET
if PSIO-LENGTH > PSIO-MAX-SIZE
add PSIO-MAX-SIZE to zero giving BSIO-FILE-COUNT
move 'ERROR, Short READ, Requested length exceeds MAX'
to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
else
add PSIO-LENGTH to zero giving BSIO-FILE-COUNT
end-if
perform BSIO-READ
if RETURN-CODE = 0
move BSIO-BUFFER to PSIO-BUFFER
move ZERO to PSIO-RETURN
else
if RETURN-CODE = 12592
add 10 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
end-if
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
* display RETURN-CODE
if RETURN-CODE = 10
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
move SPACES to PSIO-BUFFER
move "End of File..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
else
move "Error during file READ..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-INIT.
move ZEROES to PSIO-RETURN
move SPACES to PSIO-FILENAME
move ZEROES to PSIO-FILE-SIZE
move ZEROES to PSIO-OFFSET
move ZEROES to PSIO-LENGTH
move ZEROES to PSIO-MAX-SIZE
move SPACES to PSIO-BUFFER
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-READ.
add BSIO-X-DENY-NEITHER to ZERO giving BSIO-DENY-MODE
perform BSIOX-FILE-OPEN
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-OPEN.
move PSIO-FILENAME to BSIO-FILENAME
if BIG-FILE-SUPPORT = 'N'
add BSIO-S-READ to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
else
add BSIO-X-READ to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
end-if
* display BSIO-FILENAME
perform BSIO-OPEN
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
else
move "Error during file OPEN..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-CREATE.
move PSIO-FILENAME to BSIO-FILENAME
if BIG-FILE-SUPPORT = 'N'
add BSIO-S-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
else
add BSIO-X-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
end-if
* display BSIO-FILENAME
perform BSIO-CREATE
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
else
move "Error during file CREATE..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
move PSIO-FILENAME to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-PUT.
move PSIO-FILENAME to BSIO-FILENAME
if BIG-FILE-SUPPORT = 'N'
add BSIO-S-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
else
add BSIO-X-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
end-if
* display BSIO-FILENAME
perform BSIO-OPEN
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
else
move "Error during file OPENPUT..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-OPEN-I-O.
move PSIO-FILENAME to BSIO-FILENAME
if BIG-FILE-SUPPORT = 'N'
add BSIO-S-READ-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
else
add BSIO-X-READ-WRITE to ZERO giving BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
end-if
* display BSIO-FILENAME
perform BSIO-OPEN
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
else
move "Error during file OPENI-O..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-CLOSE.
perform BSIO-CLOSE
if RETURN-CODE = 0
if PSIO-RETURN not = 10
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
end-if
else
move "Error during file CLOSE..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-FILE-WRITE.
subtract BSIO-FLAGS from BSIO-FLAGS
add PSIO-OFFSET to ZERO giving BSIO-FILE-OFFSET
if PSIO-LENGTH > PSIO-MAX-SIZE
add PSIO-MAX-SIZE to zero giving BSIO-FILE-COUNT
move 'ERROR, Short WRITE, Requested length exceeds MAX'
to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
else
add PSIO-LENGTH to zero giving BSIO-FILE-COUNT
end-if
move PSIO-BUFFER to BSIO-BUFFER
perform BSIO-WRITE
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
move BSIO-BUFFER to PSIO-BUFFER
else
move "Error during file WRITE..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIOX-GET-FILE-INFO.
* Get file size into BSIO-FILE-OFFSET
subtract BSIO-FLAGS from BSIO-FLAGS
add 128 to BSIO-FLAGS
perform BSIO-READ
if RETURN-CODE = 0
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving PSIO-RETURN
else
move "Error during file READ..." to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add RETURN-CODE to ZERO giving TWO-BYTES-BINARY
move TWO-BYTES to IO-STATUS
perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
perform ABEND-QUIT
end-if
add BSIO-FILE-OFFSET to ZERO giving PSIO-FILE-SIZE
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
* Byte Stream Files *
* ----------------- *
* For all the routines the RETURN-CODE register is set to *
* zero if the routine is successful. *
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
* Open a file, Byte Stream File... *
* filename space or null terminated *
* access-mode 1=read only *
* 2=write only, deny-mode must=0 *
* 3=read/write *
* deny-mode 0=deny read/write(exclusive) *
* 1=deny write *
* 2=deny read *
* 3=deny neither read nor write *
* device future use, must=0 *
* file-handle if succesful open *
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIO-OPEN.
call "CBL_OPEN_FILE" using BSIO-FILENAME
BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
BSIO-DENY-MODE
BSIO-DEVICE
BSIO-FILE-HANDLE
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIO-CREATE.
call "CBL_CREATE_FILE" using BSIO-FILENAME
BSIO-ACCESS-MODE
BSIO-DENY-MODE
BSIO-DEVICE
BSIO-FILE-HANDLE
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
* Read a file, Byte Stream File... *
* file-handle returned from open *
* file-offset offset in file to start read *
* file-count nnn=bytes to read *
* flags 0=standard read *
* 128=return size in file-offset *
* buffer data buffer for read *
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIO-READ.
call "CBL_READ_FILE" using BSIO-FILE-HANDLE
BSIO-FILE-OFFSET
BSIO-FILE-COUNT
BSIO-FLAGS
BSIO-BUFFER
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIO-WRITE.
call "CBL_WRITE_FILE" using BSIO-FILE-HANDLE
BSIO-FILE-OFFSET
BSIO-FILE-COUNT
BSIO-FLAGS
BSIO-BUFFER
exit.
*---------------------------------------------------------------*
BSIO-CLOSE.
call "CBL_CLOSE_FILE" using BSIO-FILE-HANDLE
exit.
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* The following Z-Routines perform administrative tasks *
* 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-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
end-if
move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...' to MESSAGE-TEXT
perform Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE
add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
STOP RUN
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Display CONSOLE messages... *
*****************************************************************
Z-DISPLAY-CONSOLE-MESSAGE.
if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79) upon console
else
display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console
end-if
move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
exit.
*****************************************************************
* Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as *
* two digits if the full two byte file status is numeric. If *
* second byte is non-numeric then it will be treated as a *
* binary number. *
*****************************************************************
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
display '* SIMOBSIO File-Status-' IO-STAT1 '/'
TWO-BYTES-BINARY upon console
else
display '* SIMOBSIO File-Status-' IO-STATUS upon console
end-if
exit.
*****************************************************************
Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
display SIM-TITLE upon console
display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console
exit.
*****************************************************************
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The COBOL Copy File
The following is the source code for the copy file (PASSBSIO.cpy) that defines the parameters used by the byte-stream I/O routine.
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* PASSBSIO is a COBOL Copy File *
* Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling SIMOBSIO. *
* Copyright (C) 1987-2019 SimoTime Technologies *
* All Rights Reserved *
*****************************************************************
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* Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com *
* Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com *
*****************************************************************
*
01 PSIO-PASS-AREA.
05 PSIO-REQUEST pic X(8).
05 PSIO-RETURN pic 9(4).
05 PSIO-FILENAME pic X(256).
05 PSIO-FILE-SIZE pic 9(12).
05 PSIO-OFFSET pic 9(12).
05 PSIO-LENGTH pic 9(7).
05 PSIO-MAX-SIZE pic 9(7).
05 PSIO-BUFFER pic X(32760).
*
*** PASSBSIO - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSBSIO *
*****************************************************************
*
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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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