I agree w/Ulrich. That said, if you absolutely need to read a report and have no access to a well-behaved 4g language (brdt many times), first look at the file. Is pos 1 either of the set (blank/1/0/+/-) or unprintables (hex values 01 03 09 0B 11 13 19 1B 73 7B 89 8B 91 93 99 9B A1 A3 A9 AB B1 B3 B9 BB C1 C3 C9 CB D1 D3 D9 DB E1 E3) you have been blessed w/ASA print control characters or Machine print control characters. You will need to interpret them to determine position on a page.
pup IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 09/10/2007 01:36:46 PM: > Howard, > Instead of trying to read in a "printed report" on file and parsing my way > through all the extraneous stuff like page heading lines, total lines, blank > lines etc. to get to the meat of the information, I would ask for the input > file that created the report in the first place. Processing a data file is, > IMHO, a lot less error prone than parsing my way through a printed report. > OK, it can be done and I have done it, too, if I had no other choice. But I > prefer not to do so. And you can bet money on the fact that a few months or > years later, the report format changes because someone modified the report > program and then your program goes down in flames ... that's probably going > to cause a 3am phone call from a panicked operator ... I like to avoid that > kind of disturbances. > Alternatively, if you cannot process the input file, for whatever the > reason, try and see if you can get a data file containing the needed > information. Change (or have someone change) the report program to also > output a data file with the information that you are looking for and then > process that data file instead of the "printed report" file. > Regards, > Ulrich Krueger > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Howard Brazee > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 09:46 > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: How would you read a report? > What would be the cleanest way to have a CoBOL program read a report file > // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=133,DSORG=PS) > Would you copy it first, changing its format? ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
