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raj2512 · Beginner Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Topics: 2

Hi,
I have to write a COBOL XML parser program. This will be the first XML-COBOL program at our shop.

What version of COBOL should my Shop have to use XML PARSER?
Are there anyother environment limitations to use XML parser

Would you recommend any material for application programmers for writing a COBOL XML parser

Thanks

kolusu · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:24 am Post subject:

raj2512,

XML is supported by Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and OS/390.

Check this link which discusses about reading material as well as sample programs

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=1664&highlight=xml

Also check this link for history of cobol compilers

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/le/history/cobmvs.html

Hope this helps...

Cheers

kolusu
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raj2512 · Beginner Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Topics: 2

Thanks for the information.

Our shop has IBM COBOL for OS/390 & VM V2R2 and will be upgrading to Enterprise COBOL sometime this year. In the meanwhile can we use a third-party XML parser to generate the COBOL parser program. Can we compile the generated code using our current version of the compiler.

Do you have a list of COBOL XML parsers available in the market. I could find one "XML Thunder".

Thanks again for the help!!!

semigeezer · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:19 pm Post subject:

IBM's WSED (and maybe WSAD) will generate COBOL based XML parsers that convert between a copybook format and XML format. You feed it a copybook and it spits out the XML converters. I've found them to be very easy to use and to call the converters.