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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....
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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..
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>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.
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>Good Luck,
Thanks for your reply.. (I was desperately waiting for that..)
Can you pls tell me if I can just make a memo field and append...
Will it work....
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