I get comma sperated values in a variable file. The problem is that the last seperator (a semicolon) is missing. The COBOL UNSTRING instruction needs a seperator to process the last field.
How can I append a semicolon on each input record and thereby increasing the length of the variable record by 1
Append a semicolon
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bernix,
since you can calculate your record length w/in the COBOL program, why not use the length in reference modification of the UNSTRING object?
and no, the UNSTRING does not need a delimiter at the end of record; with an added delimiter at end of record, the UNSTRING is forced to populate an additional receiving field (albeit with zero length).
I have been stringing and unstringing people (along) for years and never needed an end-of-record delimiter because i always had the length of the record.
UNSTRING RECORD-AREA(1:length-of-record-area)
into.......
since you can calculate your record length w/in the COBOL program, why not use the length in reference modification of the UNSTRING object?
and no, the UNSTRING does not need a delimiter at the end of record; with an added delimiter at end of record, the UNSTRING is forced to populate an additional receiving field (albeit with zero length).
I have been stringing and unstringing people (along) for years and never needed an end-of-record delimiter because i always had the length of the record.
UNSTRING RECORD-AREA(1:length-of-record-area)
into.......
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