SimoXT80 - Eighty-Byte Text Strings
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Convert EBCDIC & ASCII SimoXT80 - Eighty-Byte Text Strings |
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Introduction
This document provides a listing of the COBOL source code for a callable routine that provides conversion between ASCII and EBCDIC for an eighty (80) byte text string. This program is included in the SimoCARD suite of programs.
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How to Use
The SimoXT80 program provides an easy to use, callable routine for converting an eighty (80) byte string of text data between ASCII and EBCDIC.
First, the pass area (or data structure) must be defined in the WORKING-STORAGE section of the program that will call SIMOXT80. A COBOL copy file is provided for this purpose and the same copy file is used in the LINKAGE section of SIMOXT80.
COPY PASSXT80.
Next, the data items in the pass area need to be initialized prior to calling SIMOXT80.
move 'A2E ' to XT80-REQUEST
move 'Test Data' to XT80-DATA
Next, the following shows the line of code that makes the call to SIMOXT80.
call 'SIMOXT80' using XT80-PASS-AREA
The following is a list of the parameters required when using the XT80-PASS-AREA to call the SimoXT80 routine.
| Parameter | Description | ||||||
| XT80-REQUEST | This parameter must be provided by the calling program.
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| XT80-RESPOND | A zero (0) value indicates a successful completion of the request. A non-zero value indicates the request could not be completed successfully. | ||||||
| XT80-DATA | This parameter will contain the logical record for a READ request. |
Note: A listing of the COBOL copy file is provided in a following section of this document.
The COBOL Source Code
The following (SIMOXT80.cbl) is a listing of the COBOL Source Code.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. SIMOXT80.
AUTHOR. SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES.
*****************************************************************
* This routine was generated by SimoREC1 *
* A product of SimoTime Technologies *
* Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com *
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* Generation Date: 2005/06/23 Generation Time: 09:26:05:57 *
*****************************************************************
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WORK-04 pic X(4) value SPACES.
01 ENCODE-FLAG pic X value 'A'.
COPY ASCEBCB1.
COPY ASCEBCB2.
*****************************************************************
LINKAGE SECTION.
COPY PASSXT80.
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PROCEDURE DIVISION using XT80-PASS-AREA.
move 'A' to ENCODE-FLAG
move XT80-REQUEST to WORK-04
evaluate WORK-04
when 'E2A ' inspect XT80-DATA converting E-INFO to A-INFO
move ZERO to XT80-RESPOND
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
when 'A2E ' inspect XT80-DATA converting A-INFO to E-INFO
move ZERO to XT80-RESPOND
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
when other perform TRY-EBCDIC
end-evaluate
if ENCODE-FLAG = 'E'
inspect XT80-RESPOND converting A-INFO to E-INFO
end-if
GOBACK.
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TRY-EBCDIC.
inspect WORK-04 converting E-INFO to A-INFO
evaluate WORK-04
when 'E2A ' inspect XT80-DATA converting E-INFO to A-INFO
move ZERO to XT80-RESPOND
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
move 'E' to ENCODE-FLAG
when 'A2E ' inspect XT80-DATA converting A-INFO to E-INFO
move ZERO to XT80-RESPOND
move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
move 'E' to ENCODE-FLAG
when other add 12 to ZERO giving XT80-RESPOND
add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
end-evaluate
exit.
The COBOL Copy File
The following (PASSXT80.cpy) is a listing of the COBOL Copy file that defines the structure for the data items in the pass area.
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* Copy File for the Pass Area used by the SIMOXT80 program. *
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* 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 *
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* XT80-REQUEST E2A - Convert from EBCDIC to ASCII *
* A2E - Convert from ASCII to EBCDIC *
* XT80-RESPOND A Zero value indicate success *
* XT80-DATA An 80 byte text string that is to be *
* converted *
*****************************************************************
01 XT80-PASS-AREA.
05 XT80-REQUEST pic X(4).
05 XT80-RESPOND pic 9(4).
05 XT80-DATA PIC X(80).
*** PASSXT80 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSXT80 *
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