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COBOL logic to compare two sorted input
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Input files must be sorted! This model program uses a 5
character record key, in the first 5 characters of the
record.
You have two input files. They are a current and a
previous. In other words, versions of the same file.
You want to know if records were added, deleted, or
changed.
Run this program with the two files:
it produces 4 output files:
ADDS, DELETES, CHANGES, FULL.
If you don't want one or more of the output files, then
dummy them out.
The logic is deceptively simple. (Change it at your own
risk.)
000100 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000110* Compares 2 input files. produces 4 output files:
* adds - records that were added
* dels - records that were deleted
* chgs - records that were changed
* requires use of a record key
* in this progm first 5 chars
* full - the old file (prev)
* with added records
* without deleted records
* with changes applied
* The first 5 characters of each file are a record key
* Both input files must be sorted ascending,
* on the record key (first 5 characters)
* Obviously both input files must be the same length,
* and have the same fields.
* (in other words, both input files are the SAME FILE,
* but produced at different times)
* Don't complain about the style.
* This style was very popular at one time. It works.
000200 PROGRAM-ID. 'COMPARE'.
000300 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
000400 CONFIGURATION SECTION.
000500 INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
000600 FILE-CONTROL.
000700 SELECT PREV-IN ASSIGN PREV.
000800 SELECT CURR-IN ASSIGN CURR.
000900 SELECT ADDS-OUT ASSIGN ADDS.
001000 SELECT DELS-OUT ASSIGN DELS.
001100 SELECT CHGS-OUT ASSIGN CHGS.
001200* FULL IS LIKE A NEW MASTER -
001300* PREV + ADDS
001400* - DELS
001500* WITH CHANGED RECORDS FROM CURR
001600 SELECT FULL-OUT ASSIGN FULL.
001700
001800 DATA DIVISION.
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002000
Sample Cobol code: Reading a
Variable Format File in a COBOL 002100 FD PREV-IN
program 002200 BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
Sample Cobol code: Creating a 002300 LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
Variable Format File with Occurs 002400 DATA RECORD IS PREV-REC.
Depending On in a COBOL program
002500
Sample Cobol code: COBOL 002600 01 PREV-REC.
Reading a Variable Format File with
Occurs Depending On, in a COBOL 002700 05 PREV-KEY PIC X(05).
program 002800 05 FILLER PIC X(75).
Sample Cobol code: COBOL The 002900
Table Load with Occurs Depending
On
003000 FD CURR-IN
003100 BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
Sample Cobol/DB2 code: Singleton
Select 003200 LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
Sample Cobol code: logic to 003300 DATA RECORD IS CURR-REC.
compare two sorted input files 003400
Sample Cobol code: logic to merge 003500 01 CURR-REC.
two sorted input files into one 003600 05 CURR-KEY PIC X(05).
Sample Cobol code: Illustrates how 003700 05 FILLER PIC X(75).
Occurs Depending On (ODO) works
003800
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004000 BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
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005300 FD CHGS-OUT
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005400 BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
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006000 FD FULL-OUT
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006100 BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS
006200 LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD
006300 DATA RECORD IS FULL-REC.
006400
006500 01 FULL-REC PIC X(80).
006600
006700 WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
006800 01 ADDS-REC-WS PIC X(80).
006900 01 DELS-REC-WS PIC X(80).
007000 01 CHGS-REC-WS PIC X(80).
007100 01 FULL-REC-WS PIC X(80).
007200 01 COUNTERS.
007300 05 PREV-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007400 05 CURR-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007500 05 ADDS-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007600 05 DELS-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007700 05 CHGS-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007800 05 FULL-CNT COMP-3 PIC 9(07) VALUE 0.
007900
008600 PROCEDURE DIVISION.
008700
008800 P0000-MAIN-PROCESS.
008900 PERFORM P0100-OPEN-FILES THRU P0100-EXIT.
009000
009100 PERFORM P0210-READ-PREV-INPUT THRU P0210-EXIT.
009200 PERFORM P0220-READ-CURR-INPUT THRU P0220-EXIT.
009300
009400 PERFORM P0300-COMPARE-INPUT THRU P0300-EXIT
009600 UNTIL (PREV-KEY EQUAL HIGH-VALUES) AND

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009700 (CURR-KEY EQUAL HIGH-VALUES).
009800
009900 PERFORM P0999-NORMAL-EOJ THRU P0999-EXIT.
010000
010100 GOBACK.
010200
010300 P0100-OPEN-FILES.
010400 OPEN INPUT PREV-IN
010500 CURR-IN
010600 OUTPUT ADDS-OUT
010700 DELS-OUT
010800 CHGS-OUT
010900 FULL-OUT.
011000
011100 P0100-EXIT. EXIT.
011200
011300 P0210-READ-PREV-INPUT.
011400 READ PREV-IN
011500 AT END
011600 MOVE HIGH-VALUES TO PREV-KEY
011700 GO TO P0210-EXIT.
011800 ADD +1 TO PREV-CNT.
011900
012000 P0210-EXIT. EXIT.
012100
012200 P0220-READ-CURR-INPUT.
012300 READ CURR-IN
012400 AT END
012500 MOVE HIGH-VALUES TO CURR-KEY
012600 GO TO P0220-EXIT.
012700
012800 ADD +1 TO CURR-CNT.
012900
013000 P0220-EXIT. EXIT.
013100
013200 P0300-COMPARE-INPUT.
013300
013400*** DELETED
013500 IF CURR-KEY GREATER THAN PREV-KEY
013600 PERFORM P0910-WRITE-DELETE-RECORD THRU P0910-EXIT
013700 IF PREV-KEY NOT EQUAL HIGH-VALUES
013800 PERFORM P0210-READ-PREV-INPUT THRU P0210-EXIT
013900 GO TO P0300-EXIT
014000 ELSE
014100 GO TO P0300-EXIT.
014200
014300*** ADDED
014400 IF CURR-KEY LESS THAN PREV-KEY
014500 PERFORM P0920-WRITE-ADD-RECORD THRU P0920-EXIT
014600 IF CURR-KEY NOT EQUAL HIGH-VALUES
014700 PERFORM P0220-READ-CURR-INPUT THRU P0220-EXIT
014800 GO TO P0300-EXIT
014900 ELSE
015000 GO TO P0300-EXIT.
015100
015200*** MATCHED
015300 IF CURR-REC NOT EQUAL PREV-REC
015400 PERFORM P0930-WRITE-CHANGE-RECORD THRU P0930-EXIT
015500 ELSE
015600 PERFORM P0935-WRITE-FULLUP-RECORD THRU P0935-EXIT.
015700
015800 IF PREV-KEY NOT EQUAL HIGH-VALUES
015900 PERFORM P0210-READ-PREV-INPUT THRU P0210-EXIT.
016000
016100 IF CURR-KEY NOT EQUAL HIGH-VALUES
016200 PERFORM P0220-READ-CURR-INPUT THRU P0220-EXIT.
016300
016400 P0300-EXIT. EXIT.
016500
016600 P0910-WRITE-DELETE-RECORD.
016700 WRITE DELS-REC FROM PREV-REC

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016800 ADD +1 TO DELS-CNT.
016900
017000 P0910-EXIT. EXIT.
017100
017200 P0920-WRITE-ADD-RECORD.
017300 WRITE ADDS-REC FROM CURR-REC
017310 WRITE FULL-REC FROM CURR-REC
017400 ADD +1 TO FULL-CNT.
017500
017600 P0920-EXIT. EXIT.
017700
017800 P0930-WRITE-CHANGE-RECORD.
017900 WRITE CHGS-REC FROM CURR-REC
017910 WRITE FULL-REC FROM CURR-REC
018000 ADD +1 TO FULL-CNT.
018100
018200 P0930-EXIT. EXIT.
018300
018400 P0935-WRITE-FULLUP-RECORD.
018500 WRITE FULL-REC FROM CURR-REC
018600 ADD +1 TO FULL-CNT.
018700
018800 P0935-EXIT. EXIT.
018900
019000 P0940-WRITE-COUNTS-RECORD.
019200 DISPLAY 'ADDS-CNT' ADDS-CNT.
019300 DISPLAY 'DELS-CNT' DELS-CNT.
019400 DISPLAY 'CHGS-CNT' CHGS-CNT.
019500 DISPLAY 'FULL-CNT' FULL-CNT.
019600
019610 P0940-EXIT. EXIT.
019620
019700 P0999-NORMAL-EOJ.
019800
019900 PERFORM P0940-WRITE-COUNTS-RECORD THRU P0940-EXIT.
020000
020100 CLOSE PREV-IN
020200 CURR-IN
020300 ADDS-OUT
020400 DELS-OUT
020500 CHGS-OUT
020600 FULL-OUT.
020700
020800 P0999-EXIT. EXIT.

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