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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| COBOL Program 2 | 5/25/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: Will all records (P RECORDS, I RECORDS, AND M RECORDS)get processed in the PERFORM STATEMENT based ... A: No they will not. Your evaluate statement has logic which will bypass the Perform statement if an ... | ||
| COBOL Program | 5/24/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am new to I series Cobol/AS400. The following is code in which I need to modify ASAP. In the ... A: EVALUATE P-I-FLAG WHEN “P” CONTINUE WHEN “I” CONTINUE ... | ||
| COBOL Program | 5/24/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am new to I series Cobol/AS400. The following is code in which I need to modify ASAP. In the ... A: If you need to make "I" and "M" records act the same as "P" records, you should do the same thing ... | ||
| Need a help for me | 4/23/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: How many divisions are there in JCL-COBOL? if i am asking somebody,they told 4 only but if i search ... A: NagarajanM, JCL and COBOL are two different things. I am assuming you are asking specifically ... | ||
| Cobol Alphanumeric Incrementation | 3/19/2012 | David Nelson |
| Q: Sir i just want to ask if how can i increment alphanumeric, this question is perfectly alike on what ... A: You must allow for a zero remainder which will give you zero as a digit value. Also the original was ... | ||
| FLAGS IN COBOL | 2/29/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: CAN U TELL ME THE EXACT DEFINITION OF 'FLAGS' THAT WE USE IN COBOL? NEED A BRIEF EXPLANATION IF U ... A: I'm assuming you are referring to what is also known as an 88 level switch. A flag is useful when ... | ||
| Cobol code issues | 1/20/2012 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I have requirement. My file is Flat File having account number and sequence number and some other ... A: Shravani, I'm not going to write the program for you because this seems like a homework question to ... | ||
| NEED HELP BADLY | 11/9/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. CTRLBRK-SALES. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. ... A: This looks like homework :) I'll point you in the right direction though... The comment appears ... | ||
| need your help in ispf. | 10/30/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: greetings for the day. Can you please help me out on this. I have submitted a job in mainframe. TSO ... A: You need to add the jobcard "typerun=scan" to jcl to run the scan instead of submitting the job. ... | ||
| COBOL FD max size | 10/12/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: What is the largest record length that can be coded under an FD? Or are there run, compile options ... A: I don't have a 4.1 manual, however Appendix B in the Language reference manual gives the limits. My ... | ||
| Return code 46 | 10/8/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: I'm getting a return code 46 on a sequential read. I have a perform statement of "Perform read-write ... A: Please check you end of file logic. The File status 10 is EOF, are you sure your test for EOF and ... | ||
| Return code 46 | 10/7/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: I'm getting a return code 46 on a sequential read. I have a perform statement of "Perform read-write ... A: Gail; The following is from IBM Z/OS Enterprise COBOL Language Reference (V4.2): 10 At end ... | ||
| READ and WRITE statement | 9/27/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: what is the possible cause of this error : 0002:/F/Inconsistent READ usage. 0002:/F/Inconsistent ... A: You need to identify the reason for the error. Do you have the file defined correctly? If you are ... | ||
| Compiler directives | 9/19/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: am working on a migrating project from AIX to Linux and i want to know about what are the major ... A: Ok, thanks for the info. I'm going to have to point you to one of two options: Post your question ... | ||
| Compiler directives | 9/16/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: am working on a migrating project from AIX to Linux and i want to know about what are the major ... A: With what information you've shared, I would ask that you verify that these are in fact Micro Focus ... | ||
| RM COBOL | 9/14/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: We are looking to "modernize" our RMCOBOL 74, currently running in SCO UNIX Openserver 5.06 (or ... A: *smile* No problem. Yes, Eclipse is the editor. It allows you to work in a graphical environment ... | ||
| RM COBOL | 9/14/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: We are looking to "modernize" our RMCOBOL 74, currently running in SCO UNIX Openserver 5.06 (or ... A: Jennifer, As you've already found, no matter what you do, you'll have some work to do. What you ... | ||
| Compiler directives | 9/12/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: am working on a migrating project from AIX to Linux and i want to know about what are the major ... A: There aren't any compiler differences that I am aware of. Your only issues will be in any scripts ... | ||
| Issue with ^ symbol and Junk characters | 7/25/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am extracting data from ISAM files to Flat files using a generic MF COBOL program with simple ... A: I believe the only way I could determine the issue would be to review the source and see a sample ... | ||
| Issue with ^ symbol and Junk characters | 7/25/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am extracting data from ISAM files to Flat files using a generic MF COBOL program with simple ... A: Without seeing the code or data file, my first guess would be that you don't have your file defined ... | ||
| Convert binary to numeric in Microfocus Cobol | 7/7/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: I have a .txt file which contains binary data (not readable). I work in Microfocus Cobol and i have ... A: What you have outlined should work. However, you need to make sure the data in binary is in the ... | ||
| Special Character Translation | 4/21/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: We have an input file that has a check amount and the last character of the amount is a special ... A: The reason you have a special character or letter for the last digit is the source for the number is ... | ||
| Remove spaces and extract numeric from alphanumeric | 4/15/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am new to mainframe and I was trying to solve a problem i had. The problem is: Possible values in ... A: Hey Akhil, The way I would do it is through the use of reference modification. The example routine ... | ||
| Difference between Cobol And Microfocus COBOL | 4/11/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I want to deploy my code written in COBOL 85 to Microfocus so that I can run it on windows server. ... A: Hey Epex, You shouldn't have to make any changes to get it to run within the Micro Focus ... | ||
| queue | 2/28/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: i'm new in c++. can you please explain me briefly what is FIFO, LIFO and Priority Queue. what are ... A: Hey ganapathy, Think of a stack of plates. LIFO (last in first out) means that you would always ... | ||
| initialization and move | 2/14/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: Performance wise initailzation is better or moving spaces/zeros is better? how much both cost? A: Which is better depend on the specific data structure. If you have filler that will not be ... | ||
| Mainframe as Career | 2/3/2011 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am a graduate in engineering 2009,ex web developer, looking for a change in career could you ... A: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I didn't see the message until just now... Tough question. ... | ||
| XMl Generate | 1/31/2011 | David Nelson |
| Q: I used an answer you provided to another user on this site to set up a repeating node for an XML ... A: Glad you got it to work. I am NOT an XML expert. If you did an XML GENERATE and got the XML ... | ||
| How to release i/o PCB | 11/22/2010 | David Nelson |
| Q: when i read an i/o file in lock mode for more than 1661 times,i got an error at 1662 nd read.The ... A: I have already answered this exact question for someone else. It is VERY BAD programming practice ... | ||
| Nulls vs Spaces | 11/19/2010 | David Nelson |
| Q: It has been 12 years since I have worked on COBOL programs and am researching the following: In ... A: As in IBM COBOL, Nulls in a field is stored as LOW-VALUE. This will not be the same as SPACES. In ... | ||
| COBOL and DB2 UDTF's | 11/15/2010 | David Nelson |
| Q: How do you code the underlying table function in COBOL for a DB2 z/OS User Defined Table Function, ... A: I am not a DB2 expert. I suggest you consult the Application Programming and SQL guide for your ... | ||
| Buffer overlfow problem | 11/10/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: I am trying to take a Mainframe CICS/COBOL program and run it on a MF COBOL runtime with CICS ... A: Since you specifically mentioned CICS and linkage, the first place I would look would be at the ... | ||
| A full version of cobol | 10/20/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: Would like to find out where can I get a full copy of cobol which can install & run on windows xp? ... A: You don't have to write COBOL.Net with Visual COBOL. You can do traditional COBOL application ... | ||
| String Manipulation in COBOL Without Using Reference Modification | 10/14/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: SIR, PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO WRITE THE CODE FOR DISPLAYING THE CHARACTER OR STRING WITHOUT USING THE ... A: Hey Prashant, You have a couple of options, depending upon whether you are writing standard ... | ||
| A full version of cobol | 10/5/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: Would like to find out where can I get a full copy of cobol which can install & run on windows xp? ... A: Hey Art, You can get a copy of the Micro Focus product at ... | ||
| Execution Error | 9/28/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: Receiving the following error after installing new image on new server. Execution error : file ... A: Hey Jeanine, Not much to go on here... If everything in the environment is setup the same (Same ... | ||
| Retrievel of data | 9/16/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: Table:Employee(id,name,age,role) in this table 200 rows are there,now i want fetch that row ... A: Hey Priya, I believe there is already an example program provided with the Micro Focus software ... | ||
| Limit of open a file in lock mode | 9/13/2010 | David Nelson |
| Q: iam performing read lock operation on a file in a loop.actually loop has to be run for 2000 times ... A: I am not a Tandem expert. However, what appears to be the problem based on what I can read and what ... | ||
| Limit of open a file in lock mode | 9/8/2010 | David Nelson |
| Q: iam performing read lock operation on a file in a loop.actually loop has to be run for 2000 times ... A: Please provide a sample of code that you have in your program. I don't follow your question. ... | ||
| Read Cobol data files through ODBC | 8/28/2010 | Robert Collins |
| Q: My Clinet sent me two iCobol files, having file types NX and XD. I would like to extract the records ... A: Hey Demi, There is an ODBC driver available for iCobol files ... | ||
Robert Collins
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I currently work for Micro Focus and am directly involved in migrations from the IBM z/OS mainframe to the distributed platforms. I'm familiar with CICS, COBOL, DB2, JCL, SQL Server, Windows, Visual Studio, VB.Net, etc.
Experience
I currently work for Micro Focus and am directly involved in migrations from the IBM z/OS mainframe to the distributed platforms. I'm familiar with CICS, COBOL, DB2, JCL, SQL Server, Windows, Visual Studio, VB.Net, etc.
Publications
http://itsacobolworld.blogspot.com
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Science in CIS from DeVry Institute
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