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I'd be very interested in learning how to write directly to an IFS file. Would I use CL to override to the IFS file, or would I select the IFS file using Cobol code? I'd appreciate any code snippets you might have. I'll also look around the IBM site to see what I can find. Thanks, Kelly --- Winchester Terry <terry.winchester@raymondcorp.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > This is the COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400 > > (COBOL400-L) mailing list > > To post a message email: COBOL400-L@midrange.com > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > > visit: > http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/cobol400-l > > or email: COBOL400-L-request@midrange.com > > Before posting, please take a moment to review the > archives > > at http://archive.midrange.com/cobol400-l. > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400 > (COBOL400-L) mailing list > To post a message email: COBOL400-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: > http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/cobol400-l > or email: COBOL400-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the > archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/cobol400-l. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
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