Read from Line Sequential
 SimoGL80 - Eighty-Column Card File
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  Introduction
  How to Use
  Mapping the Data File Name
  The COBOL Source Code
  The COBOL Copy File
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links to Similar Pages
  Downloads and Links, Internet Access Required
  Downloads and Links, Local Access
  Glossary of Terms
  Comments, Suggestions or Feedback
  Company Overview
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Introduction
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This document provides a listing of the COBOL source code for a callable routine that provides read access to a Line Sequential (or ASCII/Text) file. This program is included in the SimoCARD suite of programs.

How to Use
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The SimoGL80 program provides an easy to use, callable routine for accessing or reading records from a line sequential file with a maximum record length of 80-bytes.

First, the pass area (or data structure) must be defined in the WORKING-STORAGE section of the program that will call SIMOGL80. A COBOL copy file is provided for this purpose and the same copy file is used in the LINKAGE section of SIMOGL80.

       COPY PASSGL80.

Next, the data items in the pass area need to be initialized prior to calling SIMOGL80.

           move 'OPEN    ' to GL80-FILE-REQUEST
           move ZERO       to GL80-FILE-STATUS 
           move SPACES     to GL80-PASS-80     

Next, the following shows the line of code that makes the call to SIMOGL80.

           call 'SIMOGL80' using GL80-PASS-AREA

The following is a list of the parameters required when using the GL80-PASS-AREA to call the SimoGL80 routine.

Parameter  Description
GL80-PASS-REQUEST  This parameter must be provided by the calling program.
Keyword Description
READ  Get a logical record from an ASCII/Text (or Line Sequential) file.
OPEN  Open for INPUT will open the file for read access only..
CLOSE  Close the file.
GL80-PASS-STATUS  A zero (0) value indicates a successful completion of the request. A non-zero value indicates the request could not be completed successfully.
GL80-PASS-80  This parameter will contain the logical record for a READ request.

Note:  A listing of the COBOL copy file is provided in a following section of this document.

Mapping the Data File Name
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The SimoGL80 program that reads a record sequential file uses the file name of "GET080LS" when accessing the file. To have the program access the correct file the location and name of the physical file must be mapped to the name used by the program. This is accomplished by using an environment variable. The following shows how this is accomplished.

set GET080LS=d:\mydirectory\filename.ext

The COBOL Source Code
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The following (SIMOGL80.CBL) is a listing of the COBOL Source Code.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    SIMOGL80.
       AUTHOR.        SIMOTIME ENTERPRISES.
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
           SELECT GET080LS-FILE  ASSIGN TO       GET080LS
                  ORGANIZATION  IS LINE SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS GET080LS-STATUS.

      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
       FILE SECTION.
       FD  GET080LS-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS GET080LS-REC.
       01  GET080LS-REC.
           05  GET080LS-DATA-01 PIC X(80).

      *****************************************************************
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05  T1 pic X(11) value '* SIMOGL80 '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Sequential 80 File I/O for Reads  '.
           05  T3 pic X(10) value 'v06.10.17 '.
           05  T4 pic X(24) value ' http://www.simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* SIMOGL80 '.
           05  C2 pic X(20) value 'Copyright 1987-2012 '.
           05  C3 pic X(28) value '--- SimoTime Enterprises ---'.
           05  C4 pic X(20) value ' All Rights Reserved'.

       01  GET080LS-STATUS.
           05  GET080LS-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  GET080LS-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  GET080LS-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  GET080LS-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following buffers are used to create a four-byte status   *
      * code that may be displayed.                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       01  IO-STATUS.
           05  IO-STAT1            pic X.
           05  IO-STAT2            pic X.
       01  IO-STATUS-04.
           05  IO-STATUS-0401      pic 9     value 0.
           05  IO-STATUS-0403      pic 999   value 0.
       01  TWO-BYTES-BINARY        pic 9(4)  BINARY.
       01  TWO-BYTES-ALPHA         redefines TWO-BYTES-BINARY.
           05  TWO-BYTES-LEFT      pic X.
           05  TWO-BYTES-RIGHT     pic X.

      *****************************************************************
      * Message Buffer used by the Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT routine.    *
      *****************************************************************
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(11)   value '* SIMOGL80 '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(68)   value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.

      *****************************************************************
       01  APPL-RESULT             pic S9(9)    comp.
           88  APPL-AOK            value 0.
           88  APPL-EOF            value 16.

       01  READ-FLAGS.
           05  READ-1      pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  READ-2      pic X       value 'Y'.
       01  DUMP-FLAGS.
           05  DUMP-ASC    pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  DUMP-EBC    pic X       value 'Y'.
           05  DUMP-HEX    pic X       value 'Y'.

       01  WORK-08         pic X(8)    value SPACES.
       01  ASC-EBC-FLAG    pic X       value 'A'.
       01  FIRST-TIME      pic X       value 'Y'.

       COPY ASCEBCB1.
       COPY ASCEBCB2.

      *****************************************************************
       LINKAGE SECTION.
       COPY PASSGL80.

      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION using GL80-PASS-AREA.
           move GL80-FILE-REQUEST to WORK-08
           move 'A' to ASC-EBC-FLAG
           evaluate WORK-08
             when 'READ    ' if  GET080LS-OPEN-FLAG not = 'O'
                                 perform GET080LS-OPEN-INPUT
                             end-if
                             perform GET080LS-READ
                             if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
                                 move GET080LS-REC to GL80-PASS-80
                                 move ZEROES to GL80-FILE-STATUS
                             else
                                 move SPACES to GL80-PASS-80
                                 perform Z-CONVERT-IO-STATUS
                                 move IO-STATUS-04 to GL80-FILE-STATUS
                             end-if
             when 'OPEN    ' perform GET080LS-OPEN-INPUT
             when 'CLOSE   ' perform GET080LS-CLOSE
             when 'HELP    ' perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
             when other      perform TRY-EBCDIC
           end-evaluate
           if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
               move 0 to GL80-FILE-STATUS
           else
               add 4 to ZERO giving GL80-PASS-STATUS
           end-if
           if  ASC-EBC-FLAG = 'E'
               inspect GL80-PASS-STATUS converting A-INFO to E-INFO
               inspect GL80-FILE-STATUS converting A-INFO to E-INFO
           end-if
           if  FIRST-TIME = 'Y'
               perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
               display '* SimoGL80 ASC-EBC-FLAG is '
                        ASC-EBC-FLAG upon console
               move 'N' to FIRST-TIME
           end-if
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       TRY-EBCDIC.
           inspect WORK-08 converting E-INFO to A-INFO
           evaluate WORK-08
             when 'READ    ' move 'E' to ASC-EBC-FLAG
                             perform GET080LS-READ
                             if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
                                 move GET080LS-REC to GL80-PASS-80
                                 move ZEROES to GL80-FILE-STATUS
                             else
                                 move SPACES to GL80-PASS-80
                                 perform Z-CONVERT-IO-STATUS
                                 move IO-STATUS-04 to GL80-FILE-STATUS
                             end-if
             when 'OPEN    ' move 'E' to ASC-EBC-FLAG
                             perform GET080LS-OPEN-INPUT
             when 'CLOSE   ' move 'E' to ASC-EBC-FLAG
                             perform GET080LS-CLOSE
             when 'HELP    ' move 'E' to ASC-EBC-FLAG
                             perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
             when other      add 16 to ZERO giving GL80-PASS-STATUS
           end-evaluate
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the Control File...                          *
      *****************************************************************
       GET080LS-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close GET080LS-FILE
           if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with GET080LS' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move GET080LS-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GET080LS-READ.
           read GET080LS-FILE
           if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  GET080LS-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               if  APPL-EOF
                   move 'Y' to GET080LS-EOF
                   move GET080LS-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               else
                   move 'READ Failure with GET080LS' to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
                   move GET080LS-STATUS to IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GET080LS-OPEN-INPUT.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open input GET080LS-FILE
           if  GET080LS-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to GET080LS-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with GET080LS' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move GET080LS-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following Z-ROUTINES provide administrative functions     *
      * for this program.                                             *
      *****************************************************************
      * 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
           move IO-STATUS-04 to GL80-FILE-STATUS
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           add 12 to ZERO giving GL80-PASS-STATUS
      *    GOBACK.
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display CONSOLE messages...                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT.
           if MESSAGE-TEXT-2 = SPACES
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:79)
           else
               display MESSAGE-BUFFER
           end-if
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as   *
      * four digits. If the full two byte file status is numeric it   *
      * will display as 00nn. If the 1st byte is a numeric nine (9)   *
      * the second byte will be treated as a binary number and will   *
      * display as 9nnn.                                              *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS.
           perform Z-CONVERT-IO-STATUS
           move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT
           move IO-STATUS-04 to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4)
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.
       Z-CONVERT-IO-STATUS.
           if  IO-STATUS not NUMERIC
           or  IO-STAT1 = '9'
               move IO-STAT1 to IO-STATUS-04(1:1)
               subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY
               move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT
               add TWO-BYTES-BINARY to ZERO giving IO-STATUS-0403
           else
               move '0000' to IO-STATUS-04
               move IO-STATUS to IO-STATUS-04(3:2)
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           display SIM-TITLE     upon console
           display SIM-COPYRIGHT upon console
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      *             A product of SimoTime Enterprises                 *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************

The COBOL Copy File
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The following (PASSGL80.CPY) is a listing of the COBOL Copy file that defines the structure for the data items in the pass area.

      *****************************************************************
      *     Data Structure or Pass Area used for calling SIMOGL80.    *
      *****************************************************************
      *         Copyright (C) 1987-2012 SimoTime Enterprises          *
      *                     All Rights Reserved                       *
      *****************************************************************
      *              Provided by SimoTime Enterprises                 *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
      *
       01  GL80-PASS-AREA.
           05  GL80-PASS-REQUEST           PIC X(8).
           05  GL80-PASS-STATUS            PIC 9(4).
           05  GL80-FILE-REQUEST           PIC X(8).
           05  GL80-FILE-STATUS            PIC 9(4).
           05  GL80-PASS-80                PIC X(80).
      ***  PASSGL80 - End-of-Copy File - - - - - - - - - - - PASSGL80 *
      *****************************************************************
      *

Summary
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The primary purpose of this document is to provide a COBOL Source member for viewing. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers. In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This document and the links to other documents are intended to provide a choice of alternatives.

Software Agreement and Disclaimer
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The following links will require an internet connect.

A good place to start is The SimoTime Home Page for access to white papers, program examples and product information.

Take a moment to check out  The SimoCARD Programs  that are available for review and evaluation. This document provides addtional information about processing and converting various file formats that contain 80 byte records. These files may be referred to as CARD image files, this is a carry-over from the days of 80 column cards.

Explore a set of Examples that use SIMOGL80 for additional information. This suite of programs provides multiple examples of record content conversion between EBCDIC and ASCII. File format conversion between record sequential and line sequential is included.

Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC translation tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.

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Explore The File Status Return Codes to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and QSAM files.

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Company Overview
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