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I have a .dat file and would like to know if the format of it is ASCII, EBCDIC or whatever. What is a simple way of knowing the format of the file. I have looked at properties, tried Visual Studio but it say I need an app to open a .dat file. Bottom line - I would like to know the format but...

I have an indexed file which has been partitioned. Prior to it being partitioned, it had a primary index and an alternate index with duplicates. When it was partitioned, a partition index was added to the file. Prior to the partitioning of the file, the Cobol code worked OK. I know there is...

I have been looking for a good example of a Cobol program which a File Control statement with a primary key (index) and an alternate key (index). I would greatly appreciate having an example of one because I think my syntax can't be right. Thanking you advance for taking time to help me. When...

I would appreciate your expert knowledge on an issue I am encountering but cannot find documentation that puts the issue to rest. I am using the MFCobol compiler and runtime for this Cobol program. The issue occurs on AIX, Solaris Sparc and Linux machines. The file being written to is defined...

Could someone tell me what this library is for or what it does? It is included in the Link command for Netcobol (Fujitsu). Thank you very much.

The NetCOBOL Win11.0 Language Reference guide shows that a RECORD can be deleted in NetCobol (Delete a record at 6.4.11 in the guide) However, I do not see documentation on how to delete a file in a Cobol program in the NetCOBOL environment. In practical coding, execution and observation, I...

I have used C$SLEEP in ACUCobol, ISCobol, MFCobol and RMCobol programs to delay execution of code within the program by a certain number of seconds while another process is executing. When I try to use the same code in NetCobol (Fujitsu) (when linking my program), it says that it does not...

I am trying to determine an problem I am running into while compiling a program with Fujitsu cobol that has been compiled with MF, ACU, RM and IS Cobol with no issues. The code is SELECT NOT OPTIONAL mast1-file ASSIGN TO "mast1" ORGANIZATION IS INDEXED ACCESS MODE IS...

If anyone has some non-proprietary Cobol programs written to compile and run with Fujitsu Cobol, I would be greatly appreciate the opportunity to look them over to give me a better idea of the real world coding that works. I would be interested in looking at various examples and compiling...

There are several types of Cobol installed on a Windows machine. Microfocus Acucobol IScobol For each of the types of cobol, what is the command line command that I could type to see the specific version number of each of those cobols? OR There may be an easier way in just looking at the file...

I am looking at a program and see code that I don't recognize. I do not understand having the *>size 5 and *>size 5 scale 2 notations following the Pic and Comp-2 This was found in a Cobol program used by ISCobol. Is the notation just a comment of information or is it something there...

The .dat file output of a Cobol program is normal. Is there a way to generate a .txt file out of a Cobol program? I would appreciate a coding example that worked for you. Thank you

Could you point to or provide documentation that would show the appropriate way to code for COMP-1 and COMP-2 fields in Working Storage. I read some documentation that the Picture clause is not allowed and that USAGE IS must be used. However, that does not compile cleanly in the ISCobol...

I am executing a Cobol program using RMCobol in a Windows environment. I have made a slight change to the program so that I could prove it was working properly and also allows me to ask the following question. As the program executes it executes 'Display' statements. I can see the displayed...

I am compiling a Cobol program with the RMCobol compiler in the Unix Linux environment. I have successfully compiled the program with RMCobol but I would like to see text for the warning messages it generates. The output of the compile is: Compilation complete -- Programs: 1, Errors: 0...

I have some code that compiles fine in ISCobol and MFCobol. However, it does not compile for ACUCobol. Wondering if someone might have a suggestion on how I could get it coded for ACUCobol. The compile error says "identifier expected, EXIT found" perform until exit read arc1...

Typically, in a Cobol program if you have a line such as DISPLAY "Hello World". It will be displayed on the on console output. Of course, adding the line to UPON CONSOLE assures that it gets there. I am calling a Cobol program from a batch file and want the console output to go to a file. The...

I am trying to compile an ACUCOBOL program which has copybooks instead of hard coding the information for File-Control, File Section and Working Storage. It seems that the syntax I have coded in the program is wrong. However, I look at documentation that says I have coded it right. I could...

MOVE 901DCM0000         TO MSGKEY.            READ MSGFILE WITH LOCK.            MOVE 0000000000             TO MSGKEY.            START MSGFILE KEY NOT < MSGKEY. Does the above START command unlock the record read referenced in the “READ MSGFILE” command ?

I have a situation where a indexed file has been updated with indexes through another process. Therefore, I have a file with an alternate index that has been created on two fields. I have not been able to determine how to code the SELECT statement in the FILE-CONTROL portion of the program so...