RE: Local Data Area question

["Bullerman,Arlene" <abullerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was of the understanding that local data areas were associated with both 
interactive and batch jobs.  My co-worker is certain that they are only 
available with on-line programs.  

We will be receiving data in a flat file.  It was my thought that we could 
write a program to flood the local data area and screen files.  (The screen 
file would be how the data would be received when the program is used 
interactively.)  Once the LDA and screen files are populated, we would call the 
program and let it run.  If this is possible, we wouldn't have to make heavy 
modifications or rewrite the current program.     



-----Original Message-----
From: Winchester Terry [mailto:terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:59 PM
To: 'COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400'
Subject: RE: Local Data Area question


Do you mean reading a display file from batch?

AFAIK - No, because they have to be associated with a 
display device.

Local-Data areas can be read from interactive or batch.

OR maybe I misunderstood what your asking. 

Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bullerman,Arlene [mailto:abullerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:52 PM
> To: COBOL400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Local Data Area question
> 
> 
> We need to modify some on-line programs so that they will run 
> as batch jobs.  Is it possible to flood the local data area 
> and the screen file with the necessary data and then call the 
> program to run in batch?    
> 
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