RE: COBOL output to XML file

Kelly,

You can write directly to the IFS file system (a stream
file) with Cobol.  You could try this technique with a stub
program to see if it creates the file correctly.

There was sample code on IBM's "code snippet" site, but
apparently that has been discontinued (no surprise here...)

Somewhere I have it stored on CD...

Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Cookson [mailto:kc62301@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:00 PM
> To: cobol400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: COBOL output to XML file
>
>
> I'm trying code a COBOL program that generates an XML
> file.
>
> The COBOL program WRITEs to a physical file or source
> file member, then I transfer the file to a PC text
> file.  I've used the Client Access Express transfer
> function, the copy to stream file (CPYTOSTMF) command
> and the copy to PC document (CPYTOPCD) command.  In
> each case, an end-of-file label is added to the text
> file. The end-of-file label makes the XML file
> ill-formed. (Deleting the end-of-file label with a
> text editor makes the XML file well-formed.)
>
> Can I WRITE directly to a PC text file from COBOL400?
> Or can I set up a translation table that does not add
> an end-of-file label to the PC text file?
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Kelly
>
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