[Default] On 21 Aug 2017 05:39:28 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (scott Ford) wrote:
>Guys/Gals: > >I need some help on a error I am not real familiar with in Cobol. >I need write a generalized file-handler for files. Where do I start ? >These are mostly QSAM files.. but i have to deal with Open/close/empty >files, wrong length records...I have seen U1035 or similar errors and have >done some reading in the manuals. Whats the easiest most effective method >to handle file errors ? What are the characteristics of this file handler and how is it to be use? If this is to be a utility for any file, COBOL may not be appropriate. You would at least have to have separate FDs for non-VSAM versus VSAM and FB non-VSAM versus VB non-VSAM versus V non-VSAM. While you at least used to be able to have RECORD 0, BLOCK 0 for input I don't recall what the limitations were on how you described the record. There are some cute things that can be done with COBOL but there are limits. Clark Morris > >Regards, >Scott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
