MF COBOL File Conversion Utility

MF COBOL File Conversion Utility converts COBOL files,created by an application coded in the MF COBOL,into files that can be processed by Windows COBOL85.

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Introduction

•	Overview of MF COBOL File Conversion Utility

•	[Source file name]Edit box

•	[Option file name]Edit box

•	[OK]Button

•	[Cancel]Button

•	[Convert]Button


Basic operation

•	Overview of MF COBOL File Conversion Utility

•	[Source file name]Edit box

•	[Option file name]Edit box

•	[OK]Button

•	[Cancel]Button

•	[Convert]Button


Overview of MF COBOL File Conversion Utility

The MF COBOL File Conversion Utility converts COBOL files with a sequential,line-sequential,relative or indexed format,into COBOL85 files respectively in a record-sequential,line-sequential,relative or indexed format.

File conversion is required under the conditions listed below:

LINE-SEQUENTIAL FILES

Only required if signed external decimal items (with no SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE clause)exist in the file.

SEQUENTIAL FILES (fixed length)

Only required if signed external decimal items (with no SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE clause),or indexed data items exist in the file.

SEQUENTIAL FILES (variable length)

Always required.

RELATIVE FILES

Always required.

INDEXED FILES

Always required.


Specifying the name of the data file to be converted

Specifying the name of the data file to be converted.

Specify the name of the source file to be converted in the [Source file name]Edit box.

[Source file name]Edit box

The [Source file name]box is used to specify the file name to be converted (line-sequential,sequential,relative or indexed file).To specify the file name to be converted,type the file name directly in the [Source file name]box,or select the file from the [File]list box.To select a file from the [File]list box,click its name,then click the [Browse]button.If you type the source file name directly,enter the file name with its path information (in full-path format).

Up to 256 files can be selected at one time.To select multiple files for conversion,click each file name in the [File]list box while holding down the CTRL key.

Related items

•	[Option file name]Edit box


Specifying the name of the conversion option file

Specifying the name of the conversion option file.

Specify the name of the conversion option file in the [Option file name]Edit box.

[Option file name]Edit box

0	The [Option file name]box is used to specify the name of an Option file containing such data as the names of the converted data file and conversion result list.The option file name is required for data file conversion.

1	For more information on Option files,refer to the "MF COBOL File Conversion Utility User's Guide".

2	To specify the option file name,type the file name directly in the [Option file name]box,or select the file from the [File]list box.To select the option file from the [File]list box,click its name,then click the [Browse]button.If you type the option file name directly,enter the file name with its path information (in full-path format).

3	Related items

•	[Source file name]Edit box


OK button

[OK]Button

Clicking the [OK]button starts conversion of the selected file.This utility automatically terminates when the conversion of the current file is complete.


Cancel button

[Cancel]Button

Clicking the [Cancel]button terminates this utility.No conversion is performed.


Convert button

[Convert]Button

Clicking the [Convert]button starts conversion of the selected file(s).When conversion is complete,another file name or names may be specified and the conversion process repeated.