Load Cobol Copybook

The Cobol imports Cobol Copybooks into the RecordEditor. Currently Mainframe and Fujitsu Cobol dialects are supported.

The fields on the Import screen are

Field

Description

Copybook

The copybook File to be imported.

Choose File Button

Display the file search screen so you can find the input file.

Split Copybook

Controls wether the copybook will be split into a Parent Record and separate Child-Records or stored as a single record. Options are:
No Split Record is stored as a single record.
On Redefine Record is split into separate records on the first redefine.
On 01 level Record is split into separate records on 01 level records.

Font Name

Font Name to use when editing this file. You would only need to enter a Font Name if you are editing a IBM Mainframe File on a PC (or editing a PC file on the mainframe). For UA / Canada / Australia the mainframe Font Name is CP037

Binary Format

Binary Format to use (i.e. wether Cobol comp fields are converted to a PC little Endian or Mainframe / Java / AIX big Endian format).

File Structure

File Format or structure. It actual chooses the File reader used. Unless you are using Native Mainframe, Fujitsu Cobol or Binary files, leave it as Defult Reader.

System

System to assign the Copybook to.

Go Button

Import the file

When the Split Copybook on Redefine is set, then a copybook like

        02  The-Record.
	    03 Record-Type                    Pic X.                                                                  
	    03 Detail-Record.                                                                                         
	       05 ...                                                                                                 
	    03 Header-Record  redefines  Detail-Record.                                                               
	       05 ...                                                                                                 
	    03 Footer-Record  redefines  Detail-Record.                                                               
	       05 ...                                                                                                 

will be imported as