RM/COBOL 85 Data Conversion to Text

Reqgrding Question 1 : if the FD has an array as described in my example , how can I can convert to Text ? in other words what is the the FD for text file  and what is the correct Move Statemnet.

Regarding Question no. 2 : I didn't understand your answer, because I programmed very few in Cobol before many years and Barely I can remember it.
Data File FD for one field  : pic S9(9)V999.
Text file FD : ????

I am attaching a file as an example

If the folloWing is your input record:

03 INDIVD-TOTAL-1 OCCURS 30 TIMES.
                04 INDIVD-BEG-BAL-M-1   PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.
                04 INDIVD-DEBIT-M-1     PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.
                04 INDIVD-CREDIT-M-1    PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.
                04 INDIVD-BEG-BAL-O-1   PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.
                04 INDIVD-DEBIT-O-1     PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.
                04 INDIVD-CREDIT-O-1    PIC S9(9)V999 COMP-3.

- define as the your output record
(assuming you'd like to have a leading sign which is always displayed,
whether positive or negative):

03 INDIVD-TOTAL-1-O OCCURS 30 TIMES.
                04 INDIVD-BEG-BAL-M-1-O   PIC +9(9).999.
                04 INDIVD-DEBIT-M-1-O     PIC +9(9).999.
                04 INDIVD-CREDIT-M-1-O    PIC +9(9).999.
                04 INDIVD-BEG-BAL-O-1-O   PIC +9(9).999.
                04 INDIVD-DEBIT-O-1-O     PIC +9(9).999.
                04 INDIVD-CREDIT-O-1-O    PIC +9(9).999.

then do a simple 'MOVE INDIVD-TOTAL-1 TO INDIVD-TOTAL-1-O.'
Don't bother the 'OCCURS' thing, COBOL will do it right.

In your example, after definition of TEMPO-REC is complete,
and assuming INDIVD-REC-1 was your record to convert,

simply use 'WRITE TEMPO-REC FROM INDIVD-REC-1.'


wmp

Thanks for your reply, I will check and post the results
 I did something else , as u see in my example , I use perform 30 times in order to read the matrix and it is worked.

1) Regarding Minus Sign it is showing , I used the format in text

2) then do a simple 'MOVE INDIVD-TOTAL-1 TO INDIVD-TOTAL-1-O.'
Don't bother the 'OCCURS' thing, COBOL will do it right.

When I compiled the program it gives an error :
"Identifier refers to table element and thus must be subscrip"

Well,

seems RM COBOL is really different ...

if the compiler does say so, you're right to use subsription and a loop to fill your fileds.

wmp

Thanks woolmilkporc ,

I accept half of your answer

Regards

Hello m_jundi,
>>Data File FD for one field  : pic S9(9)V999.
>>Text file FD : ????
You can use like this in output TEXT FD field below
pic -9(9).999

 i.e. replace 'S' with '-'  and 'V' with '.' option.
I hope you understand this one. This will give you the correct text output regarding sign field and decimal field.

And for the other problem regarding  OCCURS clause,
you can either do similar OCCURS cluse in output TEXT FD or else if cobol gives compile error then, you have to move individual columns like MOVE col-1 to col-1-0 ... col-30 to col-30-0.

Hope you can solve this problem now with  this ....
Let me give your comments for further assistance.

Regards,
Karunamoorthy / Chennai