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Want to access Data from Cobol Files
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20/08/1997 05:43:35
 
 
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20/08/1997 04:09:12
Vinod Parwani
United Creations L.L.C.
Ad-Dulayl, Jordan
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Visual FoxPro
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Third party products
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00045755
Message ID:
00045758
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>Is there any way, I can access Data from Cobol Files,
>
>we have a very old FA Applications built in cobol....
>
>Is there any way I can open it in VFP/Excel..
>
>Any hints/ideas abt cobol file structure(s) will be very helpful...

Vinod,
Cobol is usually stored in fixed-length field files (SDF). There is a utility available in the 'files' section that converts SDF to DBF files.

Good luck
William Chadbourne
Senior Programmer/Analyst
State of Maine - DAFS App Team

Oracle - When you care enough to use the very best!!
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