Cobol

arunchp · #1 (**permalink**) 11-28-03, 08:16

Subroutine in COBOL

Is any one give me clear idea about the Subroutines in COBOL. how can we create it?

as for as i have search, I found many coding just shows it as subroutines with out any explanation.

Is any one help me to overcome from this.

thanks in advance

apa

sundialsvcs · #2 (**permalink**) 11-28-03, 17:25

In classic COBOL, subroutines are implemented by the PERFORM... and PERFORM...THRU statements. They are not quite classic subroutines. They do not, for example, have local variables. They can be confounded by GOTO statements.

A good textbook on COBOL is pretty much an absolute necessity.

"COBOL! Why did it have to be COBOL?!"
-- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Computers

arunchp · #3 (**permalink**) 12-01-03, 07:46

Actually i have look over the Cobol subroutine code like follows;

CALL 'SQLConnect'
using by content ptrSQLConnect
by content strAUTOCOMMIT
by content bolFALSE
by content 0
by content numINTEGER
giving RetCode

with this code Where can I find the coding written in 'SQLConnect' or the program associated with this string literal?.

can any one helps me overcome this...

thanks in advance

apa.

sundialsvcs · #4 (**permalink**) 12-01-03, 09:58

Quote:

Originally posted by arunchp
Actually i have look over the Cobol subroutine code like follows;

Code:

CALL 'SQLConnect'
                 using by content ptrSQLConnect
                       by content strAUTOCOMMIT
                       by content bolFALSE
                       by content 0
                       by content numINTEGER
                 giving RetCode

with this code Where can I find the coding written in 'SQLConnect' or the program associated with this string literal?.

This is a call to an external library (not written in COBOL, probably) containing the SQL interface software provided by your database management system. The source code probably does not exist. It will be found in a library declared to your compiler/linker when you compile the COBOL program.

sundialsvcs · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-03, 09:59

Quote:

Originally posted by arunchp
Actually i have look over the Cobol subroutine code like follows;

Code:

CALL 'SQLConnect'
                 using by content ptrSQLConnect
                       by content strAUTOCOMMIT
                       by content bolFALSE
                       by content 0
                       by content numINTEGER
                 giving RetCode

with this code Where can I find the coding written in 'SQLConnect' or the program associated with this string literal?.

This is a call to an external library (not written in COBOL, probably) containing the SQL interface software provided by your database management system. The source code probably does not exist. It will be found in a library declared to your compiler/linker when you compile the COBOL program.

arunchp · #6 (**permalink**) 12-02-03, 01:13

thank you sundialsvcs.

Currently they write this subroutine 'SQLConnect' to connect to DB2. So There is some way to provides SQL interface to establish connection between DB2 and COBOL.

To write such subroutines what we have (must) to know ?

Can you please give me some ideas to create such SQL interface to establish connetion between COBOL and MySQL.?

thanks in advance...

apa.

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