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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 22, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

OPEN Operation Extensions

Allow for additional processing to be associated with OPEN operations
based on whether the file is OPEN as INPUT or OUTPUT.
(Feature is not available for OPEN I/O or EXTEND.)

The aim is to facilitate easier introduction of Headers and Trailers processing
particularly where this is a aim to ensure that the processing
is carried out to an agreed standard.

Suggested SYNTAX,

OPEN
INPUT file-name-y
ON FIRST RECORD PERFORM procedure-name-1 / CALL identifier-1 + literal-1
ON LAST RECORD PERFORM procedure-name-1 / CALL identifier-1 + literal-1

OUTPUT file-name-x
ON FIRST RECORD PERFORM procedure-name-1 / CALL identifier-1 + literal-1
ON LAST RECORD PERFORM procedure-name-1 / CALL identifier-1 + literal-1




PERFORM and CALL statements subject to the same rules and constraints as per corresponding stmts
in the PROCEDURE division.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 24, 2020

    This RFE is not part of the COBOL Standard and would not be portable.

    Also, no reply from submitter.

    Canceling this RFE. Feel free to open a new RFE if you would like us to look at anything additional.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 6, 2017

    How the compiler can dectect last record in write operation ? (last write before close)
    Only logic can do this (I think).

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 8, 2017

    Hi,

    As asked before, can't this not be done today? Are you wanting the compiler to detect something that currently cannot be detected by the user?

    We look forward to your response.

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