Problem:

Can an XML file have include files? Is it possible to create an include instruction using COBOL XML-I-O?

Resolution:

Yes, this is possible. The include instruction for XML files look like:

The DOCTYPE declares a file which then is included with the newly defined entity name testing:

<!DOCTYPE wrapper [<!ENTITY testing SYSTEM 'testing.xml'>]>

The include is done as: &testing;

<wrapper>
  &testing;
</wrapper>

The include instruction can be written as PLAIN-TEXT:

write frame-tag KEY PLAIN-TEXT
"<!DOCTYPE wrapper [<!ENTITY testing SYSTEM 'testing.xml'>]>"

For more information, see the demo attached to this article.

Incident Number: 2285017