Comments on: COBOL/400, DB2/400 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cobol400-db2400/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Most-Watched IT Questions: July 12, 2011 - ITKE Community Blog http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cobol400-db2400/#comment-94153 The Most-Watched IT Questions: July 12, 2011 - ITKE Community Blog Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:09:30 +0000 #comment-94153 [...] 10. Check out TomLiotta’s approved answer on COBOL/400 and DB2/400. [...]

]]> By: tomliotta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cobol400-db2400/#comment-93950 tomliotta Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:21:00 +0000 #comment-93950 From the i 7.1 Information Center, ILE COBOL Language Reference, the File Name topic says:

  • For database files, the member name cannot be specified in the program. If a member other than the first member is to be specified, the Override with Database File (OVRDBF) CL command must be used at execution time to specify the member name.

You need to run a OVRDBF command either before calling your COBOL program or in your COBOL program before opening the file.

COBOL is not controlled by IBM as much as RPG is. Putting extensions into the COBOL language probably takes more effort, so this kind of detail isn’t put in unless a number of customers request it. (Just a thought of mine.)

Tom

]]> By: mvrkrishna http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cobol400-db2400/#comment-93943 mvrkrishna Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:02:08 +0000 #comment-93943 I did not use OVRDBF or Logical file. Is there any other way to handle this? For example: In RPG we can specify the member name in the file declaration. Do we have the similar concept in COBOL/400??

]]> By: charliebrowne http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cobol400-db2400/#comment-93942 charliebrowne Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:16:02 +0000 #comment-93942 Or have you tried creating a LF of the file and including all 3 members?

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