Sqlca cobol copy book parser

Create errorchecking routines that use the sqlca to control the flow of the program. For the most part, cobol, c, pli, and assembler use the same names for the sqlca. This pythonbased cobol copybook parser command accepts stdin or a filename, it reads in the copybook text file and returns csv to stdout in the following format. The precompiler tried to parse an embedded plsql block when. Creating and embedding sql in cobol micro focus supportline. Level this is the level number of fields in the copybook. Share your own experience view front page 01 sqlca. For procobol, error handling means detecting and recovering from sql. A cobol program can be written to use the sql communication area sqlca to check return status for embedded sql statements, or the program can use the sql diagnostics area to check return status. It can handle source files in isolation no preprocessing required and doesnt mind the presence of cicssql fragments. A cobol program can be written to use the sql communication area sqlca to check return status for embedded sql statements, or the program can use. This app parses the copybook and provides the below information. Assembler, cobol, or pli name, c name, data type, purpose.

Field name concatenated names based on level hierarchy data type integer, float, double or bcd field length implied decimal position unitbased, i. The sixth byte is l if line number information is returned from parsing a dynamic. I dont know anything about parsers but i had to write something to read cobol for a work project. For more information, see the section sql communications area sqlca. Oracle updates the sqlca after every executable sql or plsql statement. Cb2java is not a standalone tool for editing and viewing cobol data. However, there is one instance where c, pli, and assembler names differ from cobol. Using the include statement to declare the sqlca is a ca idms extension of the sql standard. We have presented cobrix at dataworks summit 2019 and spark summit 2019 conferences. Dear friends,i need help on the copybook structure and parsing the data sent by cobol program running on mainframe system. If your sql statement does not cause a parse error, oracle sets sqlerrd5 to. In pli, for example, you could first copy the value into a bin fixed31 based variable that.

About this app this app is designed to parse the cobol copybook and present the data in a useful format. Such a parser has to be willing to parse not just an entire program, but to parse various subparts, such as a copybook containing a paragraph or a data declaration. Cb2xml copybook to xml is a cobol copybook to xml converter written in java and based on the sablecc parser generator. The cobol copybooks parser doesnt have a spark dependency and can be reused for integrating into other data processing engines. Gnucobol formerly opencobol gnucobol is a free software cobol compiler. When using the sqlca, a cobol program that contains sql statements must. Sixth byte is l if line number information is returned from parsing a. The question is whether or not i have to write a crude parser for this stuff or if someone knows of some tools that will handle. The grammar is easily extensible in a way which minimizes the impact on the overall code. Defining the sql communication area in cobol applications. What are some things that i could improve with my python coding and parser. This class is the starting point for parsing copybooks to parse or create data, you need to first parse the.

With tools that require class generation or worse, handcoded classes to parse data defined in cobol copybooks, a lot of changes require regenerating and recompiling the code even when application logic does not change. Cobol copybook to xml converter cb2xml copybook to xml is a cobol copybook to xml converter. Char8, an eye catcher for storage dumps, containing the text sqlca. If you use a cobol parser designed for the purpose, then this is relatively easy. For the most part, cobol, c, pli, and assembler use the same names for the sqlca fields, and fortran uses different names. Define an sql communications area sqlca in your cobol program or include the sqlca copybook, which contains the structure of the sqlca.