On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:49:58 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: >If the file is on DASD or TAPE and I knew the layout of the file, I would use SAS or REXX to filter through and collect the stuff I want. I do this all the time with SYSLOG which does not look much different than the DCB provided below. >
I think I'd write a REXX routine and call it from COBOL. You'd code 10,000 lines of COBOL to emulate what PARSE is capable of doing off-the-shelf. PARSE is so powerful and flexible and tailor-made for this kind of thing. I've got one that kept working even after report layout changes (so far anyway). Good luck ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
