Cobol - XML and COBOL

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XML and COBOL

William M. Klein

2004-05-24, 8:30 pm

For those interested in two VERY different approaches to XML in "native" COBOL
(both approaches existing in available COBOL compilers - neither using OO),
check out:

Option 1 (IBM's mainframe approach):
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-...KS/igy3pg20/5.0

Option 2 (approach as being considered by ANSI/J4 and ISO/WG4 - and similar to
what Micro Focus offers today)
http://www.cobolportal.com/j4/files/04-0037.doc

For the latter, I suggest you go to page 24 (Concepts) to see how it works -
rather than reading the "details" before that.

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

Luigi Puleio

2004-05-25, 11:30 am

Hello,

> Option 2 (approach as being considered by ANSI/J4 and ISO/WG4 - and
similar to
> what Micro Focus offers today)
> http://www.cobolportal.com/j4/files/04-0037.doc
>
> For the latter, I suggest you go to page 24 (Concepts) to see how it
works -
> rather than reading the "details" before that.

I've read and printed for myself that ANSI ISO Concepts and I've figured
they're just simple...
I'm working around Acucobol and I'm trying to figure out about reading a XML
file... Acucobol's 6.0 (not 6.01) doesn't support XML in ORGANIZATION
clause. Even I was trying to figure out the SAX thing as Zitzelberger said
but I've seen on MSDN Library at microsoft.com they have VB, C and C++
functions which can't be called from Acucobol.....

Do you have a suggest? I've tried to use AcuXML but looks like it doesn't
even work... :-/

Ciao,
Luigi

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