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How to get IDX-File-Informations with COBOL Net Express

  • April 9, 2021
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I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

- Size of the file

- How many data-sentences are in

- How many keys are in

- IndexFormat

- aso

I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

 

 


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    • Anonymous
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    • April 11, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    try

    REBUILD /i your-file

    For more options on Rebuild just run REBUILD

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    • April 13, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    REBUILD /i your-file - this will display the file information AND rebuild the file.

    If you just want to see the file information without rebuilding, use REBUILD /n your-file

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    • Dominique SacreRocketeer
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    • April 14, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    If you are looking to get the information programmatically, you can using the fil handler API's

    Here is a link to a tutorial on in https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/enterprise-developer/ed60/ED-VS2019/GUID-0F7F7ACE-C840-4A0F-94E8-A41EA3BB2562.html

    Here is a pointer to the docs https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/enterprise-developer/ed60/ED-VS2019/BKFHFHEXFHU008.html

    Special Opcode 6 will get you file information - it's under OpCode -> Special OpCodes



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    • Anonymous
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    • April 15, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    Great. This helps for my first problem.

    Now next one:

    I have a Microsoft FoxPro Application. I need to read from an cobol-idx-file in real-time. Is there any interface to Cobol-IDX-FIles to use out side of cobol-runtime?

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    • Anonymous
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    • April 15, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    I can not use the rebuild. It need to long. I have one file it is about 1,7 GB and just to get the information (/n)  needs about 5 minutes.

    It is not interesting for me if the file needs check or rebuild. I just want to have the file informations.

     

     

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    • Dominique SacreRocketeer
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    • April 15, 2021

    I want to give File-Information in a cobol-window. But how I can get the information from an index-file?

    - Size of the file

    - How many data-sentences are in

    - How many keys are in

    - IndexFormat

    - aso

    I can also call an existing DOS-Modul and bring this to a seq. File and read this . I need a solution. Urgent!

     

     


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    This article contains sample code to access the File Handle from a C application. Hope it may give you what you are looking for



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