File Convert Program (Sequential ADD)
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ASCII-Text to ASCII-Indexed File Convert Program (Sequential ADD) |
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Introduction
This is an example of how a COBOL program can read from an ASCII/Text file and write to an Indexed file containing ASCII-encoded records with Packed numeric fields. The COBOL source code was generated using SimoTime Technologies.
In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This program is provided as a COBOL example of one of the possible solutions to the problem of changing the contents and structure of data files.
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Execute Job Script
WIP
The following (TXAKSAW1.cmd) is the Windows CMD needed to prepare the environment, allocate resources and execute the conversion prgram.
WIP2
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * TXAKSAW1.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 * This is a multiple-step job.
rem * Step 1 of 3 - Initialize the environment
rem * Step 2 of 3 - Create test data for input
rem * Step 3 of 3 - End of Job Processing
rem *
rem * *************************************************************1 of 4
rem * Step 1 of 4,
rem * Initialize the environment.
set CmdName=TXAKSAW1
call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName%
if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
set JobStatus=0000
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "Starting JobName %CmdName%, User is %USERNAME%"
call SimoNOTE "Continue Step 1 of 3, Initialize the environment."
set TXADB512=%BASELIB1%\DATA\TXT1\SIMOTIME.DATA.TXADB512.txt
set KSADB512=%BASELIB1%\DATA\APPL\SIMOTIME.DATA.KSADB512.dat
if exist %TXADB512% del %TXADB512%
if exist %KSADB512% del %KSADB512%
rem *
rem * *************************************************************2 of 4
rem * Step 2 of 4,
rem * Create test data for input.
call SimoNOTE "Continue Step 2 of 3, Create test data for input."
rem * ....:....1....:....2....:....3....
echo 000000000010*000012398*>%TXADB512%
echo 000000000020*000000615*>>%TXADB512%
rem *
rem *
rem * *************************************************************3 of 4
rem * Step 3 of 4,
rem * Convert Display/Text Numbers to Packed and Binary Values.
call SimoNOTE "Continue Step 2 of 3, Convert Display/Text Numbers."
run TXAKSAC1
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0010
if not "%JobStatus%" == "0000" goto :EOJNOK
goto EOJAOK
rem *
rem * *************************************************************4 of 4
rem * Step 4 of 4,
rem * End of Job Processing.
:EOJNOK
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING JobName %CmdName%, JobStatus %JobStatus%"
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING Message JobStatus %JobStatus%"
goto :EOJ
:EOJAOK
if exist %KSADB512% call SimoNOTE "Produced DataSet %KSADB512%"
call SimoNOTE "Finished JobName %CmdName%"
:EOJ
call SimoNOTE "Conclude SysLog is %SYSLOG%"
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
Sequential Add, ASCII-Text to KSDS
This program will read an ASCII-Text file and write to an ASCII-Indexed (VSAM, KSDS - Keyed Sequential Data Set) file. The generated program will do a sequential load of the VSAM Data Set. Therefore, the keys must be in sequence for the writes to the output file. This example includes a procedure for converting ASCII Decimal data to Packed (or COMP-3) and Binary (or COMP) data.
Input Data File, ASCII-Text
The following shows the content of a sample ASCII/Text file that is used for input.
000000000010*000012398* 000000000020*000000615*
Output Data File, ASCII-KSDS
The following shows the record content to the output data set that is created by the program.
* ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:. 000000000010*000012398*PDS=...9.*PDU=...9.*BNS=..0n*END* 33333333333323333333332545300138254530013824453003624442 000000000010A000012398A043D0029CA045D0029FA2E3D000EA5E4A .......................&.........&.......+..+.....>..+.. * 000000000020*000000615*PDS=...a\*PDU=...a_*BNS=...g*END* 33333333333323333333332545300065254530006524453000624442 000000000020A000000615A043D0001CA045D0001FA2E3D0027A5E4A .......................&....../*.&....../...+........+.. *
Prepare
WIP
Create a Process Control File (PCF)
The following (TXAKSA01.pcf) is the Process Control File that is used to generate the COBOL program that will do the data file conversion.
*********************************************************************** * TXAKSA01.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 should be an ASCII/Text, 512-byte, maximum record length. * SYSUT2 should be an INDEXED, 512-byte, min/average, ASCII content * with key position at 1 for a key length of 12. * * The DIALECT statement specifies the use of Micro Focus compliant * code for the generated conversion program. * * The VSAMLOAD statement specifies sequential writing of records to * the indexed (i.e VSAM KSDS) file. * ********************************************************************* &SIMOPREP call ..\..\ENV1BASE &USERPREP call USERCONV &CONFORM IBM &Dialect C2 &VSAMload Sequential *HEAD34 ....:....1....:....2....:....3.... &HEAD34 ASCII/Text to ASC-KSDS/Packed NBRS &progid TXAKSAC1 &sysut1 name=TXADB512 org=ascii/text recfm=variable rlen=512 &sysut2 name=KSADB512 org=indexed recfm=variable rlen=512 kpos=1 klen=12 * &transinit x'20' &transmode A2A &transcopy from pos 001 len 022 to pos 001 len 022 &TRANSFILL pos 023 len 005 '*PDS=' &TRANSZADD from pos 014 len 007 dec 2 fmt ZDU to pos 028 len 007 dec 2 fmt PDS &TRANSFILL pos 033 len 005 '*PDU=' &TRANSZADD from pos 014 len 007 dec 2 fmt ZDU to pos 038 len 007 dec 2 fmt PDU &TRANSFILL pos 043 len 005 '*BNS=' &TRANSZADD from pos 014 len 007 dec 2 fmt ZDU to pos 048 len 007 dec 2 fmt BNS &TRANSFILL pos 052 len 005 '*END*' * &END
Ancillary Functions
This section provides additional detail about the CMD files and programs that are used to support this set of sample programs.
Set the Environment
A Windows command file (ENV1BASE.cmd) is called from other command files to set commonly used environment variables. This provides a single point of definition. The following is a listing of the contents of the command file.
@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 and Log Messages
The following (SIMONOTE.cmd) is a listing of the contents of the SimoNOTE.CMD command file.
@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
Summary
This is an example of how a COBOL program can read from an ASCII/Text file and write to an Indexed file containing ASCII-encoded records with Packed numeric fields. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.
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