Data Access

Yes. Setting the following runtime framework property: iscobol.file.status=com.iscobol.io.FileStatusDG Also note that you can compile with -dcd if you need Data General binary numeric data storage format. Read More

The extension on indexed data files may become an issue especially when coming from other legacy COBOL brands. Here we will analyze the different alternatives isCOBOL provides to handle the extension and how it affects several areas of the... Read More

One of the key runtime properties used to connect to an RDBMS from isCOBOL is the iscobol.jdbc.url (among others). It is usually included in a text formatted properties file. For example, the following properties would be included to connect to an... Read More

With isCOBOL it's possible to encrypt an indexed file. Encryption of indexed files is supported by the following file systems: - JISAM - CTREEJ It's possible to mix encrypted file with non encrypted files, as needed. Below you can find... Read More

To do so, you need to add 2 new properties to your configuration file: iscobol.file.env_naming=true iscobol.<assign_to_name>=<new-name> where: is the physical file name declared in the "assign to" clause of the "select". You need to... Read More

This error means that you're working, in your isCOBOL Framework configuration file(default /etc/iscobol.properties), with the property: iscobol.file.index=ctree2 The error 19:133 means that the c-tree Server is not active. Read More

In isCOBOL the format of an ORGANIZATION RELATIVE file with fixed-length records is the same as that of an ORGANIZATION BINARY SEQUENTIAL file with fixed-length records. The records are stored consecutively with only the record data. No... Read More