File Handling

Index

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Alternate keys 2.1.3.2 , 11.4.1 , 11.5.2.3
ANS85 Compiler directive 4.3 , 4.3.3 , 11.1.1
ASSIGN Compiler directive 11.1.2
ASSIGN"DYNAMIC" Compiler directive 3.2.2
Assigning filenames 3.2
device names 3.4
dynamic 3.2.2
external 3.2.3
keyboard 3.4
printers 3.4
screen 3.4
static 3.2.1
Assigning files
dynamically 11.1.2
externally 11.1.2
Automatic record locking 5.2.1.2

B

Byte stream file routines Ch12
close 12.2.2
create 12.2.2
flush 12.2.2
free record lock 12.2.2
get record lock 12.2.2
open 12.2.2
read 12.2.2
sample program 12.3
test record lock 12.2.2
write 12.2.2

C

-c Rebuild option 9.3.1
C-ISAM
converting files 9.3.1 , 9.3.1
IDXFORMAT Compiler directive 11.1.6
Rebuild 9.3.1 , 9.3.1
Call-by-name routines
See CBL_routines
Call-by-number routines 10.3
Callable Rebuild 9.8
Callable Sort Module Ch13
call interface 13.1
FCD 13.1.2
file definition block 13.1.2.2
function code parameters 13.1.1
key definition block 13.1.2.1
CALLFH Compiler directive 7.6.1
CBL_CHANGE_DIR 10.3
CBL_CHECK_FILE_EXIST 10.3
CBL_CLOSE_FILE 12.2.2
CBL_COPY_FILE 10.3
CBL_CREATE_DIR 10.3
CBL_CREATE_FILE 12.2.2
CBL_DELETE_DIR 10.3
CBL_DELETE_FILE 10.3
CBL_FLUSH_FILE 12.2.2
CBL_FREE_RECORD_LOCK 12.2.2
CBL_GET_CURRENT_DIR 10.3
CBL_GET_RECORD_LOCK 12.2.2
CBL_JOIN_FILENAME 10.3
CBL_LOCATE_FILE 10.3
CBL_OPEN_FILE 12.2.2
CBL_READ_DIR 10.3
CBL_READ_FILE 12.2.2
CBL_RENAME_FILE 10.3 , 10.3
CBL_SPLIT_FILENAME 10.3
CBL_TEST_RECORD_LOCK 12.2.2
CBL_WRITE_FILE 12.2.2
CLOSE REEL 11.3
COBEXTFHBUF environment variable 6.4
Compiler
files size limits 16.2
index key limits 16.2
SORT/MERGE operation limits 16.2
Compiler Directives
ANS85 11.1.1
DATACOMPRESS 11.1.5
KEYCOMPRESS 11.1.5
OPTIONAL-FILES 11.1.7
RECMODE 11.1.8
RM 11.1.9
SEQUENTIAL 11.1.10
Compiler directives
ANS85 4.3 , 4.3.3
ASSIGN"DYNAMIC" 3.2.2
CALLFH 7.6.1
DATACOMPRESS 11.5.1
FCDREG 7.3
IDXFORMAT 6.2.1.1 , 11.1.6
IDXFORMAT"4" 2.1.3.3
IXNUMKEY 7.2.4.3
KEYCOMPRESS 6.2.1.4 , 11.5.2
SEQUENTIAL 2.1.1.1
SIGN"EBCDIC" 8.3
Compression
data 6.2.1.3 , 11.5.1
DATACOMPRESS 11.1.5
duplicate keys 6.2.1.4 , 11.4.2
dynamically calling a routine 11.5.4.3
key 11.5.2
KEYCOMPRESS 11.1.5
keys 6.2.1.4
leading characters 6.2.1.4 , 11.5.2.2
linking a routine 11.5.4.3
Micro Focus routines 11.5.4.1
routines 7.8
run-length encoding 11.5.1
trailing nulls 6.2.1.4
trailing spaces 6.2.1.4 , 11.5.2.1
Configuration, file handling Ch6
Configuration options
COMMITFLUSH 6.2
CONVERTSTATUS 6.2
DATACOMPRESS 6.2
DATAFILE 6.2 , 6.2
EXPANDPOSITIONING 6.2
EXPANDTAB 6.2
FASTREAD 6.2
FHREDIR 6.2
FILEMAXSIZE 6.2
FILEPOINTERSIZE 6.2
IDXDATBUF 6.2
IDXFORMAT 6.2
IDXNAMETYPE 6.2
IGNORELOCK 6.2
INDEXCOUNT 6.2
INSERTNULL 6.2
INSERTTAB 6.2
KEYCHECK 6.2
KEYCOMPRESS 6.2
LOCKTYPE 6.2
MAINFRAMEPRINT 6.2
NAMEOPTIONS 6.2
NFSFILELOCK 6.2
NODESIZE 6.2
NOSEQCHECK 6.2
OPENINPUTSHARED 6.2
OSVSREWRITE 6.2
READSEMA 6.2
RELDATBUF 6.2
RETRYLOCK 6.2
RETRYOPEN 6.2
RETRYTIME 6.2
RUNITLOCKDETECT 6.2
SEQDATBUF 6.2
SKIPLOCK 6.2
SPACEFILL 6.2
STRIPSPACE 6.2
SUPPRESSADV 6.2
TRACE 6.2
TRACEFILE 6.2
WRITETHRU 6.2
configuration options, SKIPLOCK 5.2.3
Converting indexed files 9.6
Corrupt indexed files 9.5

D

-d Rebuild option 9.3.1
DATACOMPRESS Compiler directive 11.1.5 , 11.5.1 , 11.5.4.3
Delete
directory 10.3
file 10.3
Directory, getting current 10.3
Disk space, saving 11.5.2
Drive id, filenames 3.1
Duplicate keys 2.1.3.3
Duplicate Keys 11.4.2
Duplicate keys
compression 6.2.1.4 , 11.5.2.3
Dynamic filename assignment 3.2.2

E

-e Rebuild option 9.3.1
Environment variables
assigning filenames 3.2
COBEXTFHBUF 6.4
Rebuild command line 9.2
TMP 8.2
ulimit 11.2.4
Error messages
mfsort 8.5
Rebuild 9.10.1
Errors, Rebuild 9.10.1.2
Expand path 10.3
Extended file status codes 4.4
External filename assignment 3.2.3
ExtFH Ch7
EXTFHBUF environment variable 6.4.1
Extsm
call interface 13.1
FCD 13.1.2
file definition block 13.1.2.2
function code parameters 13.1.1
key definition block 13.1.2.1

F

-f Rebuild option 9.3.1
FCD 7.2.1
accessing 7.3
Callable Sort Module 13.1.2
FCDREG Compiler directive 7.3
Fields instruction, mfsort 8.3.1
File
buffers 6.4
Byte stream I/O Ch12
COBOL compiler limits 16.2
handle 11.2
header 14.3
indexed 2.1.3
indexed file size limits 16.4.1
introduction Ch1
limit to number of index keys at run-time 16.3
limit to number of records at run-time 16.3
limit to record size at run-time 16.3
limit to simultaneously open at run-time 16.3
limits Ch16
line sequential 2.1.1.2
merging Ch8
naming Ch3
operating system limits 16.5
organization 2.1
printer sequential 2.1.1.3
record sequential 2.1.1.1
relative 2.1.2
relative file size limits 16.4.2
run-time limits 16.3
sequential 2.1.1
sequential file size limits 16.4.2
size 6.2.1.1
size limits 16.4
sorting Ch8
striping 6.2.1.2
structures 2.3 , Ch14 , 14.1
File Control Description 7.2.1
File handle, limits 16.1
File Handler Ch7
calling Ch7
COBOL compiler limits 16.2
component definition area 7.2.4.3
creating a new index file 7.7
creating file-type specific 7.6.2
data structures 7.2
FCD 7.2.1
FCD access 7.3
filename area 7.2.3
global information area 7.2.4.1
indexed file size limits 16.4.1
key definition area 7.2.4.2
key definition block 7.2.4
large files 6.2.1.1
large indexed files 6.2.1.1
limits Ch16
operating system limits 16.5
operation codes 7.4
record area 7.2.2
relative file size limits 16.4.2
relative byte addressing 7.5
run-time limits 16.3
sequential file size limits 16.4.2
size limits 16.4
special operation codes 7.4
standard operation codes 7.4
striping 6.2.1.2
File handler, creating your own 7.6
File handling
COBOL compiler limits 16.2
file size limits 16.4
indexed file size limits 16.4.1
Library routines Ch10
limits Ch16
operating system limits 16.5
relative file size limits 16.4.2
run-time limits 16.3
sequential file size limits 16.4.2
File handling directives
ANS85 11.1.1
ASSIGN 11.1.2
CALLFH 11.1.3
COBFSTATCONV 11.1.4
DATACOMPRESS 11.1.5
IDXFORMAT 11.1.6
KEYCOMPRESS 11.1.5
OPTIONAL-FILE 11.1.7
RECMODE 11.1.8
RM 11.1.9
SEQUENTIAL 11.1.10
File header record, multiple reel 11.3.1
File routines, copy file 10.3
File status Ch4 , Ch15
ANSI 85 11.1.1
ANSI'74 4.3.2
ANSI'85 4.3.1
code tables Ch15
conventions 4.3
defining 4.2
extended 4.4
locking files 5.3
Microsoft COBOL V2 4.3.3
RM 11.1.9
RM/COBOL 15.1.1
File Striping, headers 6.2.1.2
File striping 6.2.1.2
examples 6.2.1.2
naming conventions 6.2.1.2
options 6.2.1.2
File types, optional 11.1.7
Filename
joining 10.3
splitting 10.3
Filename mapping, pipes 3.4.1
Filenames Ch3
assigning 3.2
conventions 3.1
drive id 3.1
format 3.1
mapping 3.3
pathnames 3.1

G

No entries

H

Header record, multiple reel files 11.3.1

I

-I Rebuild option 9.3.1
IDXFORMAT Compiler directive 6.2.1.1 , 11.1.6
IDXFORMAT"4" 9.3.1 , 11.4.2
IDXFORMAT"4" Compiler directive 2.1.3.3
IDXFORMAT"4" format files 9.3.1
IDXFORMAT"8" 9.3.1
IDXFORMAT"8" format files 9.3.1
Index key
compilation limits 16.2
limit to number at run-time 16.3
Indexed files 2.1.3
access 2.1.3.5
alternate keys 2.1.3.2 , 2.1.3.3
converting 9.6
corrupt 9.5
creating a new index file 7.7
keys 2.1.3.1
large 6.2.1.1
primary keys 2.1.3.1
rebuilding 9.5
reorganizing 9.4
sparse keys 2.1.3.4 , 11.4.1
validating 9.7
Introduction Ch1
IXNUMKEY Compiler directive 7.2.4.3

J

No entries

K

-k Rebuild option 9.3.1
Key
alternate 11.5.2.3
compression 11.5.2
duplicates 11.4.2
Key definition block, Callable Sort Module 13.1.2.1
Key instruction, mfsort 8.3.2.3
Key of reference 9.3.1
KEYCOMPRESS Compiler directive 6.2.1.4 , 11.1.5 , 11.5.2
Keys, indexed files 2.1.3.1

L

Large files 6.2.1.1 , 6.2.1.1
Leading character compression 11.5.2.2
LEVEL II COBOL files 9.3.1
LEVEL II format files 9.3.1
Library routines
CBL_GET_CURRENT_DIR 10.3
CBL_JOIN_FILENAME 10.3
CBL_SPLIT_FILENAME 10.3
change directory 10.3
check file 10.3
create directory 10.3
current directory, get 10.3
delete directory 10.3
delete file 10.3
file handling Ch10 , 10.3
locate file 10.3
rename file 10.3
X"91"function 47 10.3
X"91"function 48 10.3
X"91"function 49 10.3
X"91"function 52 10.3
X"91"function 53 10.3
Limits
COBOL compiler for files 16.2
file handle 16.1
File handling Ch16
file sizes 16.4
indexed file sizes 16.4.1
operating system for files 16.5
relative file sizes 16.4.2
run-time for files 16.3
sequential file sizes 16.4.2
Line sequential files 2.1.1.2
Locate file 10.3
Locking Ch5
example application 5.4
file status codes 5.3
records 5.2

M

Manual record locking 5.2.1.1
Mapping filenames 3.3
multiple paths 3.3.1
MERGE, compilation limits 16.2
Merging files 8.1
Mfsort 8.1
error messages 8.5
examples 8.4
field types 8.3.1.1
fields instruction 8.3.1
input files 8.3.2
instructions 8.3
output files 8.3.2
record instruction 8.3.2.1
workfile 8.2
Mode, sharing 5.1
MS2 Compiler directive 4.3.3
Multiple record locking 5.2.2.2
Multiple reel files 11.3
header record 11.3.1 , 11.3.1

N

-n Rebuild option 9.3.1
N RTS switch, nulls in line sequential files 6.3.2
Networks, file handling limits 11.2.3
Nulls
disable insertion 10.3
enable insertion 10.3

O

-o Rebuild option 9.3.1
Operation code
special 7.4.2
standard 7.4.1
Operation codes, file handler 7.4
OPTIONAL-FILE Compiler directive 11.1.7
Org instruction, mfsort 8.3.2.2
Organizations 2.1
indexed 2.1.3
line sequential 2.1.1.2
printer sequential 2.1.1.3
record sequential 2.1.1.1
relative 2.1.2
sequential 2.1.1
Overview Ch1

-r Rebuild option 9.3.1
Rebuild Ch9
callable 9.8
command line 9.2
define record length/recording mode 9.3.1
error messages 9.10.1
errors 9.9 , 9.10.1.2
file compression 9.3.1
index format 9.3.1
information 9.3.1 , 9.3.1
input file format 9.3.1
key of reference 9.3.1
key structure 9.3.1
next record 9.3.1
options 9.3 , 9.3.1
parameter files 9.2.1
quick 9.3.1
record count 9.3.1
record lengths 9.3.1
recording mode 9.3.1
redirecting information 9.2.2
report duplicates 9.3.1
specify organization 9.3.1
system parameters 9.2.3
validate file 9.3.1
warning messages 9.10
Rebuild options
-c 9.3.1
-d 9.3.1
-e 9.3.1
-f 9.3.1
-I 9.3.1
-k 9.3.1
-n 9.3.1
-o 9.3.1
-q 9.3.1
-r 9.3.1
-s 9.3.1
-t 9.3.1
-v 9.3.1
-x 9.3.1
RECMODE Compiler directive 11.1.8
Record
limit to size at run-time 16.3
terminator 10.3 , 10.3
Record instruction, mfsort 8.3.2.1
Record locking 5.2
automatic 5.2.1.2
manual 5.2.1.1
multiple 5.2.2.2
releasing locks 5.2.4
single 5.2.2.1
Record sequential files 2.1.1.1
Relative byte addressing 7.5
delete a record 7.5.3
read a record 7.5.1
rewrite a record 7.5.2
Relative files 2.1.2
Releasing locks 5.2.4
Rename file 10.3
Reorganizing indexed files 9.4
RM Compiler directive 11.1.9
RM/COBOL, file status 15.1.1
RTS switches, file handling 6.3
Run-length encoding 11.5.1
Run-time
files size limits 16.3
limit to number of index keys in file 16.3
limit to number of records in file 16.3
limit to record size 16.3
limit to simultaneously open files 16.3

S

-s Rebuild option 9.3.1
Sequential, files 2.1.1
SEQUENTIAL Compiler directive 11.1.10
Sharing files Ch5
Sharing mode 5.1
SIGN"EBCDIC" compiler directive 8.3
Single record locking 5.2.2.1
SKIPLOCK configuration option 5.2.3
SORT, compilation limits 16.2
Sorting
Callable Sort Module Ch13
Extsm Ch13
Sorting files Ch8
command line 8.1
Mfsort 8.1
Sparse keys 2.1.3.4 , 11.4.1
Special operation code 7.4.2
add key value 7.4.2
create index file 7.4.2
file information 7.4.2
flush file 7.4.2
Special operation codes
file handler 7.4
re-index file 7.4.2
unlock record 7.4.2
Standard operation code 7.4.1
close 7.4.1
commit 7.4.1
delete file 7.4.1
file handler 7.4
open 7.4.1
read 7.4.1
rollback 7.4.1
start 7.4.1
unlock 7.4.1
write 7.4.1
Static filename assignment 3.2.1
Status, file status Ch4
Striping 6.2.1.2
examples 6.2.1.2
headers 6.2.1.2
naming conventions 6.2.1.2
options 6.2.1.2
Structures 2.3 , 14.1
file Ch14
line sequential 14.2.1
printer sequential 14.2.2
variable 14.3
Switches
N nulls in line sequential files 6.3.2
RTS 6.3
T tabs in line sequential files 6.3.3