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COBOL Copybook Reader

This adapter reads a text document in COBOL copybook format, parses it according to the rules of the descriptor file, and retur an XML document.

Characters that are not valid XML characters are replaced by the Unicode Replacement Character #xFFFD. The following Unicode characters are valid XML characters:

  • #x9

  • #xA

  • #xD

  • #x20 – #xD7FF

  • #xE000 – #xFFFD

Properties

Operation

Describes which operation the adapter performs.

Possible values:

Execute: Read a text document in COBOL copybook format

Parameters

DescFile

Name of the descriptor file that describes the text document in COBOL Copybook format in its data structure. The descriptor file should be stored in the user folder of the X4 repository (for example, X4DB/1/Project/descr.ad)

Possible values:

Path and filename with the suffix .ad or .xml (for example, /project/descr.ad)

Strict

Determines whether the data stream from the preceding process step must be sufficiently long to read the complete structure

Possible values:

  • yes: Full structure must be read

  • no: Data stream can be any length (default)