Setting the Environment
MFENVARS - The COBOL Source Code
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  Introduction
 
  What It Does
  How to Use
  The COBOL Source Code
  The COBOL Copy File
  Summary
 
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Introduction
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This document provides a listing of the COBOL source code for viewing. Additional information about this program may be obtained by sending an e-mail to: helpdesk@simotime.com

MFENVARS, What It Does
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The MFENVARS routine (or callable program) will provide the capability of getting or setting and environment variable to a 256-byte value for use in a Micro Focus environment.

MFENVARS, How To Use
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The following will set an environment variable named "FILENAME" to the value specified in ENV-VAR-VALUE

           MOVE 'FILENAME'              to ENV-VAR-NAME
           MOVE 'C:\MYDIR\MYFILE.DAT  ' to ENV-VAR-VALUE
           MOVE 'SET'                   to ENV-VAR-REQUEST
           CALL 'MFENVARS'              using ENV-VAR-PASSAREA

The following will get and environment variable called "FILENAME" and the value will be p/aced in ENV-VAR-VALUE. If the environment variable is missing then ENV-VAR-VALUE will be set to SPACES.

           MOVE 'FILENAME'               to ENV-VAR-NAME
           MOVE 'GET'                    to ENV-VAR-REQUEST
           CALL 'MFENVARS'               using ENV-VAR-PASSAREA

A copy file is provided to define the pass area to be used when calling MFENVARS. The following statement is required in the WORKING STORAGE section of the calling program.

       COPY PAENVARS.

The COBOL Source Code
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The following (MFENVARS.CBL) is the COBOL Source Code.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    MFENVARS.
       AUTHOR.        SIMOTIME ENTERPRISES.
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      *****************************************************************
      *
      * MAINTENANCE
      * -----------
      * 1989/02/27 Simmons, Created program.
      *
      *****************************************************************
      * Source Member: MFENVARS.CBL
      * Copy Files:    None
      * Calls to:      None
      *****************************************************************
      * This program will use an environment variable to map the file
      * name on the SELECT statement to a fully qualified PC file name.
      * To do this mapping this program must be compiled with the
      * assign(EXTERNAL) directive.
      * The program will read the file and display the records to the
      * screen. If this program is compiled with the sequential(LINE)
      * directive then the input file may be an ASCII/Text file.
      *
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
      *****************************************************************
      *    Data-structure for Title and Copyright...
      *    ------------------------------------------------------------
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05  T1 pic X(11) value '* MFENVARS '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Get an Environment Variable Value '.
           05  T3 pic X(10) value ' v09.09.13'.
           05  T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* MFENVARS '.
           05  C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2010 '.
           05  C3 pic X(28) value '  SimoTime Enterprises, LLC '.
           05  C4 pic X(20) value ' All Rights Reserved'.

       01  SIM-THANKS-01.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* MFENVARS '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'Thank you for using this sample '.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 'by SimoTime Enterprises, LLC    '.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value '    '.

       01  SIM-THANKS-02.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* MFENVARS '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'Please send comments or suggesti'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 'ons to helpdesk@simotime.com    '.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value '    '.

      *****************************************************************
      *    Buffer used for posting messages to the console.
      *    ------------------------------------------------------------
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(11)   value '* MFENVARS '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT        pic X(68).

      *****************************************************************
       LINKAGE SECTION.
       COPY PAENVARS.

      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION using ENV-VAR-PASSAREA.
           move ZERO to RETURN-CODE
           evaluate ENV-VAR-REQUEST
             when 'GET' perform GET-ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLE
             when 'SET' perform SET-ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLE
             when other add 8 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
                        move SPACES to ENV-VAR-VALUE
           end-evaluate
           move RETURN-CODE to ENV-VAR-RESPOND
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
      * Get an environment variable.
      *----------------------------.
       GET-ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLE.
           move SPACES to ENV-VAR-VALUE
           display ENV-VAR-NAME  upon ENVIRONMENT-NAME
                   on exception add 4 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-display
           accept  ENV-VAR-VALUE from ENVIRONMENT-VALUE
                   on exception add 4 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-accept
           if  RETURN-CODE not = 0
               move SPACES to ENV-VAR-VALUE
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Set an environment variable.
      *----------------------------.
       SET-ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLE.
           display ENV-VAR-NAME  upon ENVIRONMENT-NAME
                   on exception add 4 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-display
           display ENV-VAR-VALUE upon ENVIRONMENT-VALUE
                   on exception add 4 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           end-display
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue    *
      * a STOP RUN.                                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-ABEND-PROGRAM.
           if  MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           GOBACK
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           display SIM-TITLE     upon console
           display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT.
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER upon console
           move SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-THANK-YOU.
           display SIM-THANKS-01 upon console
           display SIM-THANKS-02 upon console
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
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The COBOL Copy File
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The following (PAENVARS.CPY) is the COBOL copy file that may be used when calling SimoPARK.

      *****************************************************************
      *     Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling MFENVARS.    *
      *****************************************************************
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2010 SimoTime Enterprises          *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Enterprises                 *
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      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      *
      * When ENV-VAR-REQUEST is 'GET' then
      *   the ENV-VAR-NAME is used to get ENV-VAR-VALUE
      *   if the environment variable specified in ENV-VAR-NAME is
      *   missing then ENV-VAR-VALUE is set to SPACES.
      *
      * When ENV-VAR-REQUEST is 'SET' then
      *   the environment variable specified in ENV-VAR-NAME is
      *   set to the value specified in ENV-VAR-VALUE.
      *
       01  ENV-VAR-PASSAREA.
           05  ENV-VAR-REQUEST     pic X(3).
           05  ENV-VAR-RESPOND     pic X(4).
           05  ENV-VAR-NAME        pic X(16).
           05  ENV-VAR-VALUE       pic X(256).
      *!   PASSPARK - End-of-Copy File...

Summary
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The purpose of this document is to provide a COBOL Source member for viewing.

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