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How do you parse xml in COBOL when the message has repeating nodes

The Documentation I've seen around COBOL XML parsing only speaks to single instances of a given node. What is the technique when the message has repeating (Unbounded) nodes for example: <Address> <Name></Name> <Name></Name> <Name></Name> ........

Answer Question   |  Dec 1 2008  6:24 PM GMT
COBOL, Parsing, XML Parsing
asked by HankSumner

  5 pts.

I need help Debugging a Cobol CICS ADABAS application

Debugging a Cobol CICS ADABAS application. The App is very OLD and the COBOL Source is being updated to LE COBIII but the client (LOCAL GOV) doesn't want to use CA intertest and the ADABAS Version is out of support v7.1 as of 2006. We have limited experience here in ADABAS so any help would be...

Answer Question   |  Nov 25 2008  3:06 PM GMT
COBOL, CICS, ADABAS
asked by Cmcl95

  10 pts.

Mainframe emulator set-up

How do I set-up a mainframe emulator in my PC so I can study Assembler, TPFDF and COBOL at home?

View Answer   |  Nov 22 2008  11:22 PM GMT
COBOL, Mainframe, Assembler language
asked by Suzie

  5 pts.

V5R3 to V5R4

Hi, I need to upgrade the system from V5R3 to V5R4. I need to know that are there any RPG , iLE, CL, Cobol commands that have changed. Which would require code change to incorporatte the upgraded version. Can someove help me out how to find such commands.

View Answer   |  Nov 11 2008  7:33 PM GMT
COBOL, RPG, V5R3
asked by Anks

  15 pts.

Copy data from flat file to a flat file

My requirement is : I need to copy data from 1 big flat file to a flat file,but size of this flat file must not > 3MB, if size increases then new members will be created and remaining data will be copied there ….so on..hence this small files will only contain records with size upto 3mb. Can...

View Answer   |  Nov 3 2008  6:37 AM GMT
COBOL, RPG, COBOL/400
asked by Supriyob2

  65 pts.

EDM Pool Usage

I have a Cobol program which calls another DB2 program which in return executes a procedure. And this call happens more than thousands time...so EDM Pool getting filled up with pages which shuts down the DB2. Can you suggest what needs to be done to minimize the EDM Pool issue.

Answer Question   |  Oct 29 2008  4:53 PM GMT
COBOL, DB2, EDM Pool
asked by Coolster01

  5 pts.

Can an AS/400 COBOL pgm have a logical & physical file open and referenced at the same time

In the COBOL program, using calls to IO modules, can the same file be opened with a physical fiile definition and a logical file definition at the same time? Or can it be opened as a physical file and then read by logical key and updated with physical key? Or does the file have to be opened as...

View Answer   |  Oct 9 2008  8:40 PM GMT
COBOL, Logical File, Physical File
asked by Khalon

  10 pts.

Pointer not set for location referenced

Hello, One of my customers is reporting a problem saying that when program A calls program B generates a message "Pointer not set for location referenced." from Procedure Division of Program B. (which has parameters) This program is a COBOL ILE with two modules, one COBOL module (Program entry...

View Answer   |  Oct 3 2008  3:55 PM GMT
OS/400, COBOL, COBOL ILE
asked by Ganpat

  5 pts.

Area A and B

whats the use of areas A and B in a cobol programm

View Answer   |  Oct 2 2008  6:23 AM GMT
COBOL, Area A, Area B
asked by 1977600

  10 pts.

Parms to Cobol from RPGIV

Is it possible to pass parms to a called COBOL pgm from a RPGIV pgm?

View Answer   |  Sep 25 2008  3:51 PM GMT
COBOL, RPG IV
asked by Jrb7911

  10 pts.

Table handling in COBOL/400

Helo Guys, For table handling we have “ 05 A PIC 9(05) OCCURS N TIMES”, My question is what is the maximun value of N that we can give in cobol/400?

View Answer   |  Sep 22 2008  7:56 AM GMT
COBOL, COBOL/400
asked by BIBINAS400

  95 pts.

Display "&" in COBOL

while trying to write or display character "&" in COBOL it is getting converted to &. How to overcome this?

Answer Question   |  Sep 19 2008  12:52 AM GMT
COBOL
asked by Debalina

  5 pts.

COBOL SESSION TIME

Hi Friends, I am very new to cobol programming. Here i want to share my doubt with expertise. My problem is i had 2 gb data file and that should be read and write in to different file based on some conditions, So every thing was done by me. Problem is when i was running writing the the data into...

View Answer   |  Sep 9 2008  4:17 PM GMT
COBOL, Session time, Open-COBOL 1.0
asked by BIGSYB

  5 pts.

CERTIFICATION IN COBOL

IS THERE ANY CERTIFICATION IN COBOL ,WHOSE CERTIFICATION, WHAT IS THE FEES, WHICH IS THE EXAM CENTER AND WHEN IS IT CONDUCTED, WHERE CAN I GET DETAILED INFORMATION, IS IT WORTH DOING???

View Answer   |  Sep 6 2008  1:43 PM GMT
COBOL, Certifications, COBOL certifications
asked by DLEDENDKILLER

  5 pts.

Deleting a COBOL program

Can you debug a COBOL program like you can RPG? If so, how do I do it?

View Answer   |  Sep 5 2008  3:34 PM GMT
COBOL, Debugging
asked by AS400 - Ask the Expert

  395 pts.

Cobol Stored Procedures

Can someone explain the flow of reentrant cobol stored procedures? Is it possible for two users to access and modify the same variable at the same time?

View Answer   |  Aug 28 2008  9:47 PM GMT
COBOL, Stored Procedures, Reentrant COBOL
asked by Everett

  5 pts.

Clarification needed about RPGCOBOL and COBOL

Hi iam fresher who joined IT company . I want a job in UK but in requrements it is given as RPGCOBOL. please tell me wat is the difference between normal cobol and RPGCOBOL.Iam familar with normal cobol so whether is it possible for me to apply for this position.

View Answer   |  Aug 27 2008  7:46 AM GMT
COBOL, RPG, RPGCOBOL
asked by Shaikim

  10 pts.

COMMITs with XPEDITER

How to avoid COMMITs to DB while running COBOL program under XPEDITER?

Answer Question   |  Aug 25 2008  6:41 PM GMT
COBOL, XPEDITER
asked by Capolan

  5 pts.

Consuming Web Services from Cobol as400 application

I need consuming a Web Services from an application in Cobol As400, How can i do it? Thanks for your help.

View Answer   |  Aug 25 2008  2:41 PM GMT
COBOL, COBOL/400
asked by Xuesoft

  5 pts.

Oracle Lock Query

Is it possible to determine who is locking (not blocking) a row in an Oracle database? This relates to a problem I have with a COBOL program that needs to determine who is locking a requested record. I can determine the rowid of the requested record (after Oracle has informed the program that the...

Answer Question   |  Aug 21 2008  4:00 PM GMT
COBOL, Oracle developers, Oracle Lock Query
asked by RichardReynolds

  5 pts.

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