Hi all, We'll do a conversion from IMS to Oracle (817). The conversion team wants to move data on Oracle then processed it.
Off course, in the file format, the cobol redefine command is used on a filler field (20 times). There is also a redefine command in a redefine command. For the younger ones, it means a zone (50 caracters) that can be defined in many ways depending on a key : 2 fields of 25 char or 5 fields of 10 char or .... The programmers can always use substring to death to work this out but I was wandering if there was a more elegant and a less error prone solution, maybe using a record type or a function ... Stephane Paquette Administrateur de bases de donnees Database Administrator Standard Life www.standardlife.ca Tel. (514) 499-7999 poste 7470 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephane Paquette INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
