Sequential File with Zoned-Decimal
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Introduction
This document will describe and demonstrate how to create test data for a sequential file with records that contain zoned-decimal (or USAGE IS DISPLAY) numeric fields.
The execution of this suite of programs is the 1st task within a group of three (3) tasks.
Explore how to Create Test Data Files. For this suite of jobs and programs the file format will be record sequential and the record format will be a fixed-length of 80-byte records containing text strings and zoned-decimal numeric fields.
Explore how to Calculate a Record Count and Accumulate Summary Totals by reading a Record Sequential Data File. Each record contains numeric fields with a Zoned-Decimal (USAGE IS DISPLAY) format. The count and totals will be posted to the SYSOUT device.
Explore how to Validate the Content of Two Data Files by doing a record-by-record compare of two sequential files with 121-byte records. The COBOL source code for the program was generated using SimoTime technologies. This suite of programs was originally inteneded to compare two SYSOUT files since a SYSOUT device is typically configured as a record sequential file with 121-byte records.
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Create the Test Files
A Windows Command File will be used to create two test files. Each of the test files will be processed and two "Report-Oriented" files that contain Summary Totals and a Record Count will be created.
The "Report-Oriented" files are then programmatically compared to see if they are Equal or Not Equal in content.
The following Windows Command File (ZDTOTSW8.cmd) will set the environment and execute the programs that create the test files.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * ZDTOTSW8.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 two Sequential Data Sets for testing.
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date = January 24, 1996
rem *
rem * The 1ST and 3RD steps will delete a previously created file and then
rem * create a new ASCII/Text file.
rem * The 2ND and 4TH steps will convert the Line Sequential file to a
rem * Record Sequential file and keep the ASCII encoding.
rem *
rem * This set of programs will run on a Windows System with Micro Focus
rem * Enterprise Developer.
rem *
set CmdName=ZDTOTSW8
call ..\Env1BASE %CmdName%
if "%SYSLOG%" == "" set syslog=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG
rem *
call SimoNOTE "*******************************************************%CmdName%"
call SimoNOTE "Starting CmdName %CmdName%, User is %USERNAME%"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 1 of 4, Create and populate the 1st ASCII/TEXT file.
rem * Use instream data of a Comma-Separated-Values (CSV) format,
rem * pipe CSV formatted records to an ASCII/Text file.
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Create the 1st ASCII/Text File with CSV Record Format"
set ZDTOTSD8=%BaseLib1%\DATA\TXT1\SIMOTIME.LSEQ.ZDTOTSD8.txt
if exist %ZDTOTSD8% del %ZDTOTSD8%
rem * ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7.
echo This is Record-001,1.23,13.33,765+,>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-002,4.56,122.22,21-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-003,7.89,1231.11,44-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-004,1234567890.12,10.00,145+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-005,12.00,10.00,100+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-006,1234567.89,10.00,200+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-007,39.95,10.00,300+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-008,123.45,10.00,875-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
if exist %ZDTOTSD8% call SimoNOTE "DataMake %ZDTOTSD8%"
if not exist %ZDTOTSD8% set JobStatus=9001
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 2 of 4, Convert ASCII/TEXT file to ASCII RSEQ File.
rem * Read CSV formatted ASCII/Text file,
rem * Write Fixed-Field-Length Record Sequential file
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Convert Line Sequential to Record Sequential"
set ZDTOTSD1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\Asc1\SIMOTIME.RSEQ.ZDTOTSD1.DAT
if exist %ZDTOTSD1% del %ZDTOTSD1%
run ZDTOTSC8
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0020
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
call SimoNOTE "DataTake %ZDTOTSD8%"
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %ZDTOTSD1%"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 3 of 4, Create and populate the 2nd ASCII/TEXT file.
rem * Use instream data of a Comma-Separated-Values (CSV) format,
rem * pipe CSV formatted records to an ASCII/Text file.
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Create an ASCII/Text File with CSV Record Format"
set ZDTOTSD8=%BaseLib1%\DATA\TXT1\SIMOTIME.LSEQ.ZDTOTSD8.txt
if exist %ZDTOTSD8% del %ZDTOTSD8%
rem * ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7.
echo This is Record-001,1.23,13.33,765+,>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-002,4.56,122.22,21-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-003,7.89,1231.11,44-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-004,1234567890.12,10.00,145+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-005,12.00,10.00,102+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-006,1234567.89,10.00,200+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-007,39.95,10.00,300+,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
echo This is Record-008,123.45,10.00,875-,>>%ZDTOTSD8%
if exist %ZDTOTSD8% call SimoNOTE "DataMake %ZDTOTSD8%"
if not exist %ZDTOTSD8% set JobStatus=9002
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * Step 4 of 4, Convert ASCII/TEXT file to ASCII RSEQ File.
rem * Read CSV formatted ASCII/Text file,
rem * Write Fixed-Field-Length Record Sequential file
rem *
call SimoNOTE "StepInfo Convert Line Sequential to Record Sequential"
set ZDTOTSD1=%BaseLib1%\DATA\Asc1\SIMOTIME.RSEQ.ZDTOTSD2.DAT
if exist %ZDTOTSD1% del %ZDTOTSD1%
run ZDTOTSC8
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" set JobStatus=0030
if not %JobStatus% == 0000 goto :EojNok
call SimoNOTE "DataTake %ZDTOTSD8%"
call SimoNOTE "DataMake %ZDTOTSD1%"
rem *
rem * *******************************************************************
:EojAok
call SimoNOTE "Finished CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
goto :End
:EojNok
call SimoNOTE "ABENDING CmdName %CmdName%, Job Status is %JobStatus% "
:End
if not "%1" == "nopause" pause
Prepare
Before the jobs can be executed some preparation work will be required. The conversion programs need to be generated. Test data will need to be created. The environment will need to be configured. The programs will need to be compiled and the executable members will need to be promoted to the load library.
Prepare Programs to Create Test Files
This section will describe the Process Control File and how it is used to generate and compile the programs that will create the test files used as input.
The Process Control File
The following Process Control File (ZDTOTS08.pcf) is used to generate the programs that create the test files.
*********************************************************************** * ZDTOTS08.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, 80-byte, variable, text file. * SYSUT2 should be an ASCII-encoded 80-byte, fixed-length, sequential. *********************************************************************** * This set of specification will generate a callable COBOL routine that * will IMPORT data from an ASCII/Text file with the fields separated * by a comma and update the item master file. * &SIMOPREP call ..\..\ENV1BASE &USERPREP call USERCONV &DIALECT C2 ©FILE ZDTOTSB1.cpy &HTMLFILE zdtotsb1.htm *HEAD34 ....:....1....:....2....:....3.... &HEAD34 IMPORT From RCSV to RSEQ/80 &PROGID ZDTOTSC8 &SYSUT1 name=ZDTOTSD8 org=ASCII/Text recfm=VARIABLE rmax=80 &SYSUT2 name=ZDTOTSD1 org=Sequential recfm=FIXED rlen=80 * * The following two statements are used when the records in the data * file (input or output) are a Comma-Separated-Values (or CSV) format. * &DELIMITER , &FRAME " * * The following group of statements will define the behavioral * characteristics and environment variables for the record content * conversion program to be generated. * This is for CSV Formatted input records. * &IMPCALL ZDTOTSR8 &IMPREC ZDTOTSD1-RECORD &IMPLREC 80 &IMPFMT CSV , *IMPINIT SPACES &IMPHDR YES * &IMPORT ZDTOTS01-ALPHA-01 &IMPORT ZDTOTS01-VALUE-01 &IMPORT ZDTOTS01-VALUE-02 &IMPORT ZDTOTS01-VALUE-03 * &END
Generate the Programs
The SimoTime Technologies are used to generate the COBOL programs that will actually read a file and produce a report that contains summary totals for user-defined fields and a record count for the number of records in the file.
Explore How to Generate a Data File Compare, Validate or Hex-Dump Program using simple specification statements in a Process Control File (PCF). This link to the User Guide includes the information necessary to create a Process Control File and generate the COBOL programs that will do a data file compare, accumulate summary totals with a record count or produce a Hex-Dump of records in a VSAM, KSDS based on a list of user-defined keys. The User Guide contains a list of the PCF statements that are used for the data file compare, validate or dump process.
Compile the Programs
For the Micro Focus environment the programs are compiled using the following compiler directives.
DIALECT"MF" CHARSET"ASCII" ASSIGN"EXTERNAL" RTNCODE-SIZE"2" ANIM NOQUERY NOOPTIONAL-FILE outdd"SYSOUT 121 L" SHARE-OUTDD DATAMAP settings list() noform
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Technical Details
This section provides additional details about the programs and control files that are used in this suite of programs.
Record Structure for Test File
The file format for the test file is record sequential with a fixed record length of eighty (80) bytes. The record content has one text string and three (3) numeric fields that are defined as packed-decimal (or COMP-3) format.
COBOL Copy File for Test File
The following source member (ZDTOTSB1.cpy) is the COBOL Copy File that defines the record structure for the test file.
*****************************************************************
* ZDTOTSB1.cpy - a COBOL Copy File *
* A Record Structure Containing Numeric Fields *
* Zoned-Decimal Format or USAGE IS DISPLAY *
* Used for Calculating and Testing CheckSum Totals *
* 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 *
*****************************************************************
*
01 ZDTOTSD1-RECORD. 01-80
05 ZDTOTS01-ALPHA-01 PIC X(32). 01-32
05 FILLER PIC X. 33-33
05 ZDTOTS01-VALUE-01 PIC 9(10)V99 USAGE IS DISPLAY. 34-45
05 FILLER PIC X. 46-46
05 ZDTOTS01-VALUE-02 PIC 9(8)V999. 47-57
05 FILLER PIC X. 58-58
05 ZDTOTS01-VALUE-03 PIC S9(5). 59-63
05 FILLER PIC X. 64-64
05 FILLER PIC X(16). 65-80
*
* Note: Since "USAGE IS DISPLAY" is the default format for
* numeric fields (i.e. PIC 9) it is typically not
* explicitly coded.
*
*** ZDTOTSB1 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - ZDTOTSB1 *
*****************************************************************
*
HTML Document for Test File
The SimoTime Technologies have the ability to scan a COBOL copy file and create an HTML document of a record structure or record layout. The HTML documentation provides information that is not easy to obtain by viewing the COBOL copy file. For example, the physical position of a field within a record as calculated during the copy file scan and placed in the HTML document.
Explore an HTML document that describes the Record Structure of the Test File used by the job that accumulates Summary Totals and calculates a record count. The numeric fields are zoned-decimal (or USAGE IS DSPLAY) format. The record structure and generated HTML document for this file are based on a User-Supplied COBOL copyfile.
COBOL Compiler Directives
The following is the Micro Focus Compiler Directives are used to compile the programs that create the test files.
DIALECT"MF" CHARSET"ASCII" ASSIGN"EXTERNAL" IDXFORMAT"8" IBMCOMP NOTRUNC RTNCODE-SIZE"2" NOOPTIONAL-FILE NOHOSTFD NOQUERY COBIDY NOANIM outdd"SYSOUT 121 L" SHARE-OUTDD DATAMAP settings list() noform
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