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CBL_WRITE_FILE does nothing

  • November 20, 2013
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The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

#CBL_WRITE_FILE

    5 replies

    D

    The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

           IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

    #CBL_WRITE_FILE

    First, you shouldn't use the RETURNING RETURN-CODE phrase on any CALL statement.  You should instead do one of the following:

    • Omit the RETURNING clause entirely, in which case the RETURN-CODE special register will get populated
    • Use RETURNING with a variable you define yourself in Working-Storage

    The reasons for this, as I recall, are somewhat obscure and may only apply to  ACUCOBOL, but by using RETURNING RETURN-CODE, the value of RETURN-CODE gets reset to whatever value it held prior to the CALL.  

    Secondly, the fourth parameter to CBL_OPEN_FILE should be a PIC X COMP-X field set to 0.  

    Having made these changes, when I compile and run your program, I get a file status of 14622 after the call to CBL_OPEN_FILE.  Decoded by bytes, this gives "9", 30, and looking up 30 in the ANSI-74 file status table, it means "Permanent error. This is any error not otherwise described."

    I don't have any explanation why this doesn't work.

    Stephen Hjerpe
    • Stephen Hjerpe
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    • November 21, 2013

    The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

           IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

    #CBL_WRITE_FILE

    I used:

     01  my-val pic 99.

          01  fourth-value  pic x comp-x value 0.

          PROCEDURE DIVISION.

              CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"

                  USING FILENAME,

                  ACCESS-MODE,

                  DENY-MODE,

                  fourth-value,

                  FILE-HANDLE

                  RETURNING my-val

              END-CALL

    compiled and executed with 9.2.1 and I get a return-code of 0 (zero).

    D

    The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

           IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

    #CBL_WRITE_FILE

    Awesome. Thank you both for the rapid and helpful replies. I'll try these changes and will report back.

    D

    The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

           IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

    #CBL_WRITE_FILE

    Yes, it all works now. Just to close the loop, here's the complete working test program. Thank you!

          IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.

          PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

          DATA DIVISION.

          WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.

          01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.

              03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.

              03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.

                  05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.

                  05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

          01  CREATE-FILE-PARAMS.

              03  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

              03  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.

              03  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  DEVICE       PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

          01  WRITE-FILE-PARAMS.

              03  WRITE-OFFSET PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.

              03  WRITE-FLAGS  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  WRITE-BUFFER PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".

          01  READ-FILE-PARAMS.

              03  READ-OFFSET  PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.

              03  READ-FLAGS   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

              03  READ-BUFFER  PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

          01  my-val pic 99.

          01  fourth-value  pic x comp-x value 0.

          PROCEDURE DIVISION.

              CALL "CBL_CREATE_FILE"

                 USING FILENAME,

                 ACCESS-MODE,

                 DENY-MODE,

                 DEVICE,

                 FILE-HANDLE

                 RETURNING FILE-STATUS

              END-CALL

              DISPLAY "After CBL_CREATE_FILE:"

              DISPLAY "  File handle: " FILE-HANDLE

              DISPLAY "  File status: " FILE-STATUS

              CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"

                  USING FILE-HANDLE,

                  WRITE-OFFSET,

                  WRITE-COUNT,

                  WRITE-FLAGS,

                  WRITE-BUFFER

                  RETURNING FILE-STATUS

              END-CALL

              DISPLAY "After CBL_WRITE_FILE:"

              DISPLAY "  File status: " FILE-STATUS

              CALL "CBL_FLUSH_FILE"

                  USING FILE-HANDLE

                  RETURNING FILE-STATUS

              END-CALL

              DISPLAY "After CBL_FLUSH_FILE:"

              DISPLAY "  File status: " FILE-STATUS

              CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"

                  USING FILE-HANDLE,

                  READ-OFFSET,

                  READ-COUNT,

                  READ-FLAGS,

                  READ-BUFFER

                  RETURNING FILE-STATUS

              END-CALL

              DISPLAY "After CBL_READ_FILE:"

              DISPLAY "  File status: " FILE-STATUS

              DISPLAY "  Read buffer: " READ-BUFFER

              CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"

                  USING FILE-HANDLE

                  RETURNING FILE-STATUS

              END-CALL

              DISPLAY "After CBL_CLOSE_FILE:"

              DISPLAY "  File status: " FILE-STATUS

              DISPLAY "Press any key to continue . . ."

              ACCEPT OMITTED

              GOBACK.

    D

    The following program doesn't seem to do anything. It compiles and runs, and in the debugger the IF conditions indicating an error are never TRUE. It just runs to completion, displays blanks, and writes no file. What am I missing? (ACUCOBOL version is 32-bit ACU 9.2.1 for Windows.)

           IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.  IOTEST.

       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  FILE-STATUS-GROUP.
           03  FILE-STATUS    PIC XX    COMP-X.
           03  REDEFINES FILE-STATUS.
               05  FS-BYTE-1  PIC X.
               05  FS-BYTE-2  PIC X     COMP-X.

       01  FILENAME     PIC X(32)  VALUE "test.txt".

       01  ACCESS-MODE  PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 3.
       01  DENY-MODE    PIC X     COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  FILE-HANDLE  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.

       01  OFFSET       PIC X(8)  COMP-X  VALUE 0.
       01  WRITE-COUNT  PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  READ-COUNT   PIC X(4)  COMP-X  VALUE 32.
       01  GREETING     PIC X(32)         VALUE "HELLO".
       01  REPLY        PIC X(32)         VALUE SPACE.

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           CALL "CBL_OPEN_FILE"
               USING FILENAME, ACCESS-MODE, DENY-MODE, 1, FILE-HANDLE
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_WRITE_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, WRITE-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           CALL "CBL_READ_FILE"
               USING FILE-HANDLE, OFFSET, READ-COUNT, 0, GREETING
               RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           IF NOT RETURN-CODE = 0
               MOVE RETURN-CODE TO FILE-STATUS
           END-IF

           DISPLAY "Reply: " REPLY

           CALL "CBL_CLOSE_FILE"
             USING FILE-HANDLE
             RETURNING RETURN-CODE
           END-CALL

           GOBACK.

    #CBL_WRITE_FILE

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    01  my-val pic 99.

         01  fourth-value  pic x comp-x value 0.

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