>>>Is there any way, I can access Data from Cobol Files,
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>>>we have a very old FA Applications built in cobol....
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>>>Is there any way I can open it in VFP/Excel..
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>>>Any hints/ideas abt cobol file structure(s) will be very helpful...
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>>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.
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>>Good luck
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>Thanks for your reply...
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>Can you pls give me in which section that utility is and what is the name of file as I'm not a premier member and unable to search in file section..

Vinod,
Sorry it took so long to respond. I actually found SDF2DBF in Malcolm Pitcher's FoxPro I/O. However, if you know the names, field lengths, and field types of the Cobol file, you cand create a table in VFP, download the Cobol file, and do an "APPEND FROM TYPE SDF. I have used it myself several times and it works quite nicely.

Good Luck,

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

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