Re: SQL Loader and EBCDIC formatted Cobol Files

Shawn,

This is a common task in today's migration environment. The most common and direct approach is to write COBOL programs which generate ASCII files. Be especially careful with packed and compressed fields. Then run SQL*Loader. If there is a lagre volume, there are some tools are the market but they start at $100K and up, such as ETI, Prism, Platinum, and others. I can provide more info on tools if you are interested.

Steve
804-262-6332

In <31B71BF4.123B_at_attws.com> Shawn Ramsey <shawn.ramsey_at_attws.com> writes:
>
>I have been assigned the task of taking a set of cobol files that came
 from an IBM and load them
>with SQL Loader. The file contains multiple records formats based on
 a compressed record type field
>and contains other compredded data.
>
>Any pointers on how to get this data out would be appreciated.
>
>
>BTW I do have the structures of the Cobol records
>
>
>TIA
>
>Shawn
Received on Thu Jun 06 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST