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VSAM Unit5

This document discusses variable length records in COBOL and provides two examples of how to code for variable length files. It explains that the objective is for students to understand how to code for and work with variable length records as opposed to fixed length records. The first example shows defining three different record descriptions with varying lengths. The second example uses an OCCURS clause to define a repeating group for a bank record with variable size.

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VSAM Unit5

This document discusses variable length records in COBOL and provides two examples of how to code for variable length files. It explains that the objective is for students to understand how to code for and work with variable length records as opposed to fixed length records. The first example shows defining three different record descriptions with varying lengths. The second example uses an OCCURS clause to define a repeating group for a bank record with variable size.

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VSAM

TRANSPARENCIES
(Unit 5)

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Variable Length Records


Objective - Student will
Be able to code for using variable length
records in a COBOL program
Understand how variable length is
different from fixed length

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Variable Length Records (Contd..)


Variable vs. Fixed

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Variable Length Records (Contd..)


The 1st of Two Ways to Code for
Variable Length files in Cobol

FD VAR-FILE.
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
RECORD CONTAINS 80 TO 320 CHARACTERS
DATA RECORDS ARE VAR-RECORD-1
VAR-RECORD-2
VAR-RECORD-3.
01 VAR-RECORD-1

PIC X(80).

01 VAR-RECORD-2

PIC X(150).

01 VAR-RECORD-3

PIC X(320).

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Variable Length Records (Contd..)


The 2nd of Two Ways to Code for
Variable Length files in Cobol

FD VAR-FILE.
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
BLOCK CONTAINS0 RECORDS
RECORD CONTAINS 4 TO 504 CHARACTERS
DATA RECORD IS VAR-RECORD.
01

VAR-RECORD.
05 BANK-REGION

PIC 9(02)

05 NUM-BANKS

PIC 9(02).

05 BANK OCCURS 0 TO 10 TIMES DEPENDING ON NUMBANKS.


10 BANK-INFO

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PIC X(50).

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Exercise 4
Use VSAM file and process
maintenance transactions for inserts,
updates and deletes

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