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James J. Gavan wrote:
> 
> Ed Guy wrote:
> 
> > Joanna �wik�a wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am not a COBOL programmer, and I don't know much about this language :-)
> > > but there is a big problem with it. I'm working on a program in C, which has
> > > to process data contained in COBOL indexed files. I have .DAT and .IDX file,
> > > and file specification, i.e.
> > > 5 FIELD1
> > > 10 FIELD11    9(2)
> > > 10 FIELD12    9(2)
> > > etc.
> > > Now my question: how to translate DAT files into text files? Is this a valid
> > > DAT specification? Are there any non-commercials translators?
> >
> > I don't know about FREE translators, but ParseRat (http://www.parserat.com/) is only
> > $49.95. It will quite happily translate your DAT files (look in the help file for
> > "binary files").
> >
> > As others have noted, the IDX files are indices - normally when you move a database
> > table from one system to another you need to re-generate the indices in the new system.
> >
> 
> Just as a point of interest Ed, as Judson just mentioned it. Will Parserat handle Micro
> Focus data compression ?

Sorry, it won't - I don't have the algorithm.  Also, of course, Micro Focus COBOL is not 
the only system which uses the DAT extension so it would be a bit tricky to assume that 
every DAT file came from it.

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