Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
Relativity is available for Micro Focus ISAM files.
Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
A very universal solution is write a small COBOL program, that writes the ISAM files as plain line sequential text files.
And a second C#.NET program that reads the text file. If the files are not too big or updated too often it should work very easy.
Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
A very universal solution is write a small COBOL program, that writes the ISAM files as plain line sequential text files.
And a second C#.NET program that reads the text file. If the files are not too big or updated too often it should work very easy.
Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
A very universal solution is write a small COBOL program, that writes the ISAM files as plain line sequential text files.
And a second C#.NET program that reads the text file. If the files are not too big or updated too often it should work very easy.
Hi,
We have a client with a large COBOL application built on Net Express 5.1 - the data files are indexed ISAM COBOL files and we need to be able to read data from these files in C#.NET you you suggest the best approach to do this as the application is too big for us to re-write in C# and the client wants to keep his application i COBOL we just need to be able to access the data files from a C# application.
Hi OSSUK, there are several options. Use of Relativty is a good choice as mentioned previously. You could also consider compiling the COBOL code directly to MSIL code which would make the COBOL and the data easily accessible from C#. Please contact me directly if you'd like to discuss these options further: scot.nielsen@microfocus.com
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