Need to convert a sequential file to an indexed file using a cmd file

Problem:

How to convert a sequential file to an indexed file using a cmd file.

When deploying a Net Express project to a client machine that doesn't have Net Express installed and it is necessary to convert a sequential file into an indexed file before the file can be used in a COBOL program how can this be done using a cmd file?

Resolution:

Run rebuild from a command prompt. ....\\RebuildProject\\rebuild<Enter>

Rebuild will display it's usage on the screen grouped into four categories: Rebuilding; Validation; Recovery; and Converting. Refer to Related tab above for a text copy of the following information.

Rebuild command line options, Net Express 4.0, All04n40.exe, 1/26/2004

1) Usage for rebuilding:

rebuild in-file[,out-file] [ /option ...]

/i[:command]    - rebuild and display information

/v[:n]                - display running count every n records

/e                      - continue after duplicate key error

/q                      - quick rebuild

/p                      - rebuild format 8 file in place (no backup)

/n[:command]   - no output - just display file information

/x:n                   - key of reference [out-file only]

/d                      - rebuild corrupt data file

/y                      - force rebuild when file size discrepancy reported

/z                      - specifies server for all files

2) Usage for validation:

rebuild in-file /f:[cn][dn] /v[:n] /m[:n]

c - n level of checking to perform

   2 - Check free space [FSL] structure

   8 - Check index file structure

  256 - Check data file structure (only) with file open for sharing

Invalid options will be ignored.

d - n level of messages to be displayed [0-5]

    0 - No display

    1 - Display errors

    2 - Display selected options

    3 - Display file header information

    4 - Display record types in dat

    5 - Display index statistics

/m:n  - Max number of temp files to be used

3) Usage for recovery:

rebuild in-file /u

This option will attempt to recover a file for which the last update

operation was incomplete

4) Usage for converting:

rebuild in-file[,out-file] [ /option ...]

/c:[dn][in]              - compression - data and/or index

                                 d - n = 0-255 (0 for no compression) [out-file only]

                                 i - n = 0-7   (0 for no compression)

/k:{{keystart keylen[,]}*[s{sparse char}][c{key comp value}][:]}*

/o:so[,to]               - so=source org, to=target org LSEQ, SEQ, REL, IND.

/s:source format    - format of indexed input

                                 MS1, MS2, MS2X, CISAM, LII, BTRV, MF, MF4, MF8, MF9

/t:target format     - format of index oput CISAM, LII, BTRV, MF, MF4, MF8, MF9

/l:load type            - load/unload for specific formats R9, 9R

/r:[Vmin-max]    - Record length, fixed and record length or, variable and

                                minimum and maximum record lengths

Open the Net Express 4.0 Help, click Contents (tab) and open these three books:

....Programming

........File Handling

............Repairing Indexed Files

to see a series of articles about rebuild options including some examples.

Attachments:

Rebuild.txt