Define Environments Shared or Common Properties

Introduction

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Shared Functions & Files

Set the commonly used environment variables or perform repeatable function using a consistent and predefined methodology. These are used to provide a single point for setting the commonly used environment variables or managing repeatable functions that are used across various applications.

Batch Jobs, Windows

The following members are for the Windows Environment. The Job Scripts use Command Files.

Set the Base Environment

The following (ENV1BASE.cmd) is a Windows Command file that will set the commonly used environment variables. This member is used to provide a single point for managing the commonly used environment variables.

@echo OFF
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               ENV1BASE.cmd - a Windows Command File               *
rem  *        This program 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  *
rem  * Text   - Provide a single point to set common environment variables.
rem  * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem  * Date   - January 24, 1996
rem  *
rem  * Set the commonly used environment variables. This is used to provide
rem  * a single point for managing the commonly used environment variables.
rem  *
     set SimoLIBR=c:\SimoLIBR
     set BASELIB1=c:\SIMOSAM1\DEVL
     set BASELIB8=c:\SimoSAM8
     set BaseWIP1=c:\SimoSAM1\WIP1
     set DATAZERO=c:\SIMODATA\DEVL\DATA\ZERO
     set BASEAPP=%BaseLib1%
     set BASESYS=%BaseLib1%\SYS1
     set BASECAT=%BaseLib1%\DATA
     set UMAPALIB=%BASECAT%\ASC1
     set UMAPELIB=%BASECAT%\EBC1
     set SYSLOG=%BASESYS%\LOGS\SYSLOG_USER.DAT
     set SYSOUT=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SIMSAM01.txt
     set SLZMSG=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SLZMSG_USER.TXT
     set PostNOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\JOBLOG_SIMONOTE.TXT
     set SIMONOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\JOBLOG_SIMONOTE.txt
     set USERPOST=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\ASSIGNED_USER_POST_FILE.txt
     if [%1]==[] goto NO_POST
     set SYSOUT=%BaseLib1%\LOGS\SYSOUT_%1.txt
     call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE *"
     call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE ********************************************************************%1"
     call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE is preparing the System Environment..."
     call SIMONOTE "+ SIMOLIBR is %SIMOLIBR%"
     call SIMONOTE "+ MIFOSYS1 is %MIFOSYS1%"
     call SIMONOTE "+ BASELIB1 is %BASELIB1%"
:NO_POST
     call SIMONOTE "+ SIMONOTE Job Log File is %SIMONOTE% "
rem  *
     set MQBASE=C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ
rem  *
rem  * Set the location for the Apache-Tomcat Server...
     set CATALINA_HOME=C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52
rem     set CATALINA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_112
rem  *
rem  * Set the Environment for the Java Environment...
rem     set JAVABASE=C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52
     set JAVABASE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_112
     set JAVASDK="%JAVABASE%\bin"
     set JAVA_HOME=%JAVABASE%
     set JRE_HOME=%JAVABASE%
     set SIMOTCAT=%CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\simotcat
     set SIMPACKS=%CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes\simpacks
rem  *
rem  * Set the environment for the Micro Focus technology...
     set MIFOEDEV=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer
     set MIFOVCBL=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL Build Tools
     set MIFOESTU=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0
     set MIFOEMFE="C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Mainframe Express"
rem  *
rem  * Large file support, performance tuning and record locking of the File Handler
     set EXTFH=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\EXTFHBIG.CFG
rem  *
rem  * For IMS Support
     set ES_IMSLIB=%BASEAPP%\IMSLIB
     set ES_ACBLIB=%BASEAPP%\IMSLIB
rem  *
rem  * EZASOKETS Check EZASOKETS Enabled box or set ES_EZASOKET_SUPPORT=YES
     set EZACONFG=BASESYS1\CONFIG\EZACONFG.dat
rem  *
rem  * Resource Allocation and Performance for SORT and non-Relational Data
rem  set MFJSENGINE=SYNCSORT
     set SORTSCHEME=1
     set SORTSPACE=750000000
     set TMP=C:\SORTWORK
rem  *
     set ES_ALLOC_OVERRIDE=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\CATMAPA1.cfg
rem  * For CORE_ON_ERROR function, ABEND Dump
rem  *     set COBCONFIG_=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\diagnose.cfg
rem  *
rem  * Consolidated Trace Facility (CTF)
rem  *     set MFTRACE_CONFIG=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\ctf.cfg
rem  *     set MFTRACE_LOGS=c:\ctflogs
rem  *
rem  * For Job Restart, ABEND Recovery
     set MF_UCC11=Y
     set ES_JES_RESTART=Y
rem  *
rem  * Set environment for MFBSI (Micro Focus Batch Scheduling Interface)
     set ES_EMP_EXIT_1=mfbsiemx
     set MFBSI_DIR=%BASESYS%\LOGS\%JESSERVERNAME%
     set MFBSIEOP_CMD=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_CSV=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_HTM=ENABLE
     set MFBSIEOP_XML=ENABLE
rem  *
rem  * Set Behavior and Trace Flags for GETJOBDD
rem  *   Position=12345678/12345678
     set JDDFLAGS=nnnWnnnn/YYnnnnnn
rem  *
rem  * If not already set then set the PATH for Micro Focus Directories
     if "%SIMOPATH%" == "Y" goto JUMPPATH
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EDEV" goto JUMPEDEV
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" goto JUMPVCBL
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "ESTU" goto JUMPESTU
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EMFE" goto JUMPEMFE
:JUMPEDEV
     set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOEDEV%\bin;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
     set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOEDEV%\CPYLIB
     set MIFOBASE=%MIFOEDEV%
     goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPVCBL
     set path=%MIFOVCBL%\bin;%MIFOVCBL%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
     set MIFOBASE=%MIFOVCBL%
     goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPESTU
     set MIFOBASE=%MIFOESTU%\Base
     set MIFOBIN=%MIFOBASE%\bin
     set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%;%MIFOBIN%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
     set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOBASE%\SOURCE
     goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPEMFE
     set MIFOBASE=%MIFOEMFE%\Base
     set MIFOBIN=%MIFOBASE%\bin
     set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%;%MIFOBIN%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
     set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOBASE%\SOURCE
     goto JUMPPATH
rem  *
:JUMPPATH
     set SIMOPATH=Y
rem  *
     set MAINFRAME_FLOATING_POINT=true
     set COBIDY=%BASEAPP%\COBIDY
     set COBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB\GNTS;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%SimoLIBR%
     set LIBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB\GNTS;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%SimoLIBR%
     set TXDIR=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%
     set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%
rem  *
     set USERCLASS=%BASELIB1%\LOADLIB
     set CLASSPATH=.
     set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%JAVABASE%
     set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%JAVABASE%\lib
     set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;\%USERCLASS%\simpacks
     set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes
     set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes\simpacks
rem  *
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "ESTU" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOBIN%
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EDEV" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOEDEV%
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOVCBL%
     if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOVCBL%\bin\mfcobol.jar
rem  *
     set JobStatus=0000
     call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE is returning to caller"

Display & Log Messages

The following (SIMONOTE.cmd) is a Windows Command file that may be called from other scripts and expects a single parameter enclosed in double quotes. The double quotes will be removed. The text message will be displayed to the screen. Before writing to the log file a date and time stamp will be inserted in front of the message text.

@echo OFF
rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               SIMONOTE.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    - Display message on screen and write to a log file.
rem  * Author  - SimoTime Technologies
rem  *
rem  * This script may be called from other scripts and expects a single
rem  * parameter enclosed in double quotes. The double quotes will be
rem  * removed. Before writing to the log file a date and time stamp
rem  * will be inserted in front of the message text.
rem  *
rem  * Note: The tilde (~) removes leading/trailing double-quotes.
rem  *
if "%SimoNOTE%" == "" set SimoNOTE=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
echo %date% %time% %~1>> %SimoNOTE%
echo %~1

Batch Jobs, Linux

The following members are for the Linux Environment. The Batch Job Scripts use Bash Script Files.

Set the Base Environment

The following shows the snippet of code that is used at the start of a batch job. This snippet of code will access a configuration file (ENV4SYS1.cfg) and set the base system environment for batch job execution.

#!/bin/bash
   JOBNAME=jobname
   for textstring in $(cat ENV4SYS1.cfg);
   do
#      # * The following statement will replace all occurences
#      # * of USD_BASESYS1 with the value of the BASESYS1
#      # * environment variable.
       textstring=${textstring//USD_BASESYS1/$BASESYS1}
#      # * The following statement will replace all occurences
#      # * of USD_JOBNAME with the value of the JOBNAME
#      # * environment variable.
       textstring=${textstring/USD_JOBNAME/$JOBNAME}
       export $textstring
       rc=$?
       if [ $rc != 0 ]
       then
          simonote.sh "#  $textstring - Return Code is $rc"
          JOBSTATUS=$rc
       fi
   done

The following shows the content of the configuration file (ENV4SYS1.cfg) that is used to set the base environment. This member is used to provide a single point for managing the commonly used system environment variables.

BASESYS1=/home/larry/SIMOSY76
COB_LIBS=USD_BASESYS1/SIMOSAM1/DEVL/LOADLIB:USD_BASESYS1/SIMOLIBR
COB_LIBRARY_PATH=USD_BASESYS1/SIMOSAM1/DEVL/LOADLIB:USD_BASESYS1/SIMOLIBR
SIMONOTE=USD_BASESYS1/SIMOSAM1/DEVL/LOGS/JOBLOG_SIMONOTE_USD_JOBNAME.txt

When the configuration file is processed by a batch job script the "USD_" text string will be replaced by a the "$" symbol.

Display & Log Messages

The following (simonote.sh) is a Linux Bash script file that may be called from other scripts and expects a single parameter enclosed in double quotes. The double quotes will be removed. The text message will be displayed to the screen. Before writing to the log file a date and time stamp will be inserted in front of the message text.

#!/bin/bash
#  * *******************************************************************
#  *                 simonote.sh - a Bash Script File                  *
#  *         This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies         *
#  *            (C) Copyright 1987-2018 All Rights Reserved            *
#  *              Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com              *
#  *                    e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                *
#  * *******************************************************************
#  *
#  * Text    - Display message on screen and write to a log file.
#  * Author  - SimoTime Technologies
#  *
#  * This script may be called from other scripts and expects a single
#  * parameter enclosed in double quotes. The double quotes will be
#  * removed. Before writing to the log file a date and time stamp
#  * will be inserted in front of the message text.
#  *
#  * Note: The tilde (~) removes leading/trailing double-quotes.
#  *
#  * "$simonote" == "" export SimoNOTE=/SIMOLIBR/LOGS/JESLOG_BASHUSER.txt
     if [ "$SIMONOTE" = "" ]
     then
       export SIMONOTE=SIMONOTE_JOBLOG_BASHUSER.txt
     fi
     echo $(date +'%Y/%m/%d') - $(date +'%r') $1>> $SIMONOTE
     echo $1

Data File Conversion

Set the environment variables that are used by the data file conversion processes.

SIMOCONV, Generate Code from PCF

This procedure runs a program (UTCONVRT.GNT) that edits the Process Control File and if the information is correct it creates a command file and a specifications file based on the information in a Process Control File. The newly created command file is executed to generate the COBOL data file conversion programs and optional HTML documentation for a COBOL copy file.

@echo OFF
rem  * ************************************************************************
rem  *                 SIMOCONV.cmd - a Windows Command File                  *
rem  *           This program 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 runs a program to create a command file and a
rem  * specifications file based on the information in a Process Control File.
rem  * If the status is correct the newly created command file is executed.
rem  * ************************************************************************
rem  *
rem  * Set the environment variable to use the default directives file.
     set CmdName=SIMOCONV
     call SimoNOTE "**********************************************************************%CmdName%"
     call SimoNOTE "Starting %CmdName% Prepare the Environment for a Convert"
     set ConvertStatus=0000
     set UTCONVD1=%UTGENGET%\%1.pcf
     set UTCONVD2=%UTGENGET%\%1_genr.cmd
     set UTCONVD3=%UTGENGET%\%1_spec.txt
     if exist %UTCONVD2% erase %UTCONVD2%
     if exist %UTCONVD3% erase %UTCONVD3%
     call SimoNOTE "Continue %CmdName% Generation requested output using %1_genr"
     call SimoNOTE "Generate PCF File is %UTCONVD1%
     run UTCONVRT
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set ConvertStatus=0010
     if not "%ConvertStatus%" == "0000" goto :ConvertEojNOK
rem  *
rem  * ************************************************************************
:ConvertEojAOK
     set /A AOK_Count=%AOK_Count% + 1
     call SimoNOTE "Continue %CmdName% Execution..... Task=%1_genr"
     call %1_genr
     if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set ConvertStatus=0020
     if not "%ConvertStatus%" == "0000" goto :ConvertEojNOK
     if not "%SIMODROP%" == "Y" goto SkipCleanup
        call SimoNOTE "Continue %CmdName% Housekeeping..... Task=%1_genr"
        if exist %UTCONVD2% erase %UTCONVD2%
        if exist %UTCONVD3% erase %UTCONVD3%
:SkipCleanup
     call SimoNOTE "Complete %CmdName%, RC=%ConvertStatus%, PGM=%1"
     goto :End
rem  *
rem  * ************************************************************************
:ConvertEojNOK
     set JobStatus=%ConvertStatus%
     set /A NOK_Count=%NOK_Count% + 1
     call SimoNOTE "ABENDING %CmdName%, RC=%ConvertStatus%, PGM=%1, !!!ABENDING!!!"
     echo %1 - Error during SIMOCONV, refer to %BaseLib1%\LIST\%1.LST>%BaseLib1%\LOGS\%1.ERR
     goto :End
rem  *
rem  * ************************************************************************
:End

USERCONV, Variables for Convert

Set the environment variables for the process that generates the COBOL code that will do the actual data file conversion.

rem  * *******************************************************************
rem  *               USERCONV.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  * Set the environment variables for the COBOL code generation
rem  * process for data file conversion.
rem  *
     set UTCOBCPY=c:\SimoSam1\DEVL\CobCpy1
     set UTHTMLIB=c:\SimoSam1\DEVL\SIMOGENS\CONVERTS\HTML
     set UTGENGET=c:\SimoSam1\DEVL\SIMOGENS\CONVERTS
     set UTGENPUT=c:\SimoSam1\DEVL\SIMOGENS\CONVERTS\GENS
     set UTMODLIB=c:\SIMOLIBR
     set UTWRKLIB=c:\SimoSam1\DEVL\SIMOGENS\CONVERTS\WORK
     set SIMOCFG1=SIMOCFG1.CFG
rem  *
     call SIMONOTE "UTCOBCPY is %UTCOBCPY%"
     call SIMONOTE "UTHTMLIB is %UTHTMLIB%"
     call SIMONOTE "UTGENGET is %UTGENGET%"
     call SIMONOTE "UTGENPUT is %UTGENPUT%"
     call SIMONOTE "SIMOCFG1 is %SIMOCFG1%"

Diagnostic Aids, Utilities & Routines

This section will focus on tips and techniques that are available when doing problem determination. Techniques for tracking program behavior and memory content will be discussed.

Explicit Call to CBL_DEBUGBREAK

Micro Focus provides an explicit call to enable the visual debugger. The call may be placed in a user program at the entry point into the program or at a preferred user location in the program. The call name is greater than eight characters (CBL_DEBUGBREAK). When using a mainframe dialect this will cause a compile error. This may be easily resolved by using a small program that is compiled with a Micro Focus dialect and issues a call to CBL_DEBUGBREAK.

Note:  The CBLBREAK.cbl program must be compiled with a Micro Focus dialect.

The following (CBLBREAK.cbl) is the source code for a load member that will do the call to CBL_DEBUGBREAK and may be called from a COBOL program that has been compiled with a mainframe dialect.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    CBLBREAK.
      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           call 'CBL_DEBUGBREAK'
           GOBACK.

Dump-To-SYSCON (System Console)

WIP

    Explore How to Dump the Content of a User Data String to the System Console Log. The dump information will be in hexadecimal format with a possible ASCII and EBCDIC translation.

Identify Embedded Hex in Source Code

Prior to the mid-1980's it was necessary to use an editor with hex capability to key in hexadecimal values. Once a source member contained hexadecimal values it had to be carefully monitored because many editors would only display a space since the hex value could not be displayed. In addition, the compiler listing would display spaces and the embedded hex characters were hidden from view. A programmer could make a change that had nothing to do with the hex values and inadvertently change the hex value to a space when the member was saved. The program would then fail in a completely unexpected manner and the resulting debugging effort could take a significant amount of time. In other words this was (and still is) an accident waiting to happen on the mainframe.

During the mid-1980's IBM introduced COBOL/2 and it provided COBOL programmers with a method for defining data fields containing hexadecimal values. Therefore, there is no excuse to continue the practice of using hexadecimal characters in COBOL source code.

    Explore How to Identify Hexadecimal Characters in program Source code using this utility program. This utility reads an EBCDIC-encoded, record sequential file and writes to an ASCII-encoded, Line Sequential file. The records with embedded hexadecimal characters are converted and copied followed by two comment lines that show the original hexedecimal values.

Summary

This document provides information about program members that are shared with (or called by) other tasks or applications. 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.

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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.

    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.

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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