Conversion (*.dat) to a readable format
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From: nawrass on 5 Sep 2005 14:02 Hi, I have to convert some Data Cobol files to a readable format(Excel, txt, ...). The problem is that those files are not editable under NotePad or a text editor ... (not a sequential file by line). Plz could you help me, i am a biginner in COBOL :-(( 10x
From: William M. Klein on 5 Sep 2005 14:17 -- Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com "nawrass" <abdelhamid.bentaieb(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1125943334.558742.168540(a)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I have to convert some Data Cobol files to a readable format(Excel, > txt, ...). The problem is that those files are not editable under > NotePad or a text editor ... (not a sequential file by line). > Plz could you help me, i am a biginner in COBOL :-(( > 10x >
From: William M. Klein on 5 Sep 2005 14:20 Tell us compiler and operating system. The most common way to do this (on PC's, Unix, and Linux) is: to create an output file that A) Is defined as Line Sequential B) Has only USAGE DISPLAY (the default, i.e. no COMP, Binary, etc) C) Use SIGN IS SEPARATE D) Use numeric-edited ("." rather than "V" for decimal point) Then do a MOVE CORR (or equivalent) from your "non-readable" file to your output file. **** Alternatively, depending upon your compiler, many vendors provide "tools" for editing their own files. -- Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com "nawrass" <abdelhamid.bentaieb(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1125943334.558742.168540(a)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I have to convert some Data Cobol files to a readable format(Excel, > txt, ...). The problem is that those files are not editable under > NotePad or a text editor ... (not a sequential file by line). > Plz could you help me, i am a biginner in COBOL :-(( > 10x >
From: nawrass on 5 Sep 2005 15:10 I will change the question, I have found some utilities for conversion "Vancouver utilities" .. Can tell me how to use it ? Thanxs you all and specially Thank you M. Bill klein
From: Richard on 5 Sep 2005 15:43
> I have to convert some Data Cobol files to a readable > format(Excel, txt, ...). The problem is that those files > are not editable under NotePad or a text editor ... (not > a sequential file by line). Plz could you help me, i am > a biginner in COBOL :-(( You probably don't realise that you need to find out and specify what hardware, operating system, compiler vendor, and format these files are created by. You would also need the file record layouts (FDs) in order to do anything useful with them. |