VM/CMS Execution

To execute the Translator directly, without using the interactive screens, execute the CTF30E EXEC procedure from the Ready prompt:

CTF30E cobolfn cobolft masterfn <( options <)>>

where:

cobolfn

Is the file name of the input COBOL FD.

cobolft

Is the file type of the input COBOL FD.

masterfn

Is the file name of the output Master File.

Options include:

SUFFIX n

File Type (SUFFIX=)

FIX, COM, VSAM, ISAM

NAMELEN n

Field Name Length

12, 30

SKPDASH n

Skip 'n' Hyphens in COBOL Name

0, 1, 2, 3

HYPHEN n

Remove HyphenS or Use UnderBars

removeS, underBars

GROUPNM n

Generate GROUP Fields

All, None, Printable only

REDEF n

Generate REDEFINE Fields

Comments, None, Segments

LEV88 n

Generate LEVEL 88 as Comments

Yes, No

OCCURS n

Describe Occurs as Segments

Yes, No

ZONED n

Zoned Numeric Field Usage       

Packed, Alpha

EDITOPT n

Numeric Field Edit Options      

S, C, B, R, M, N, L combinations

LONGPACK n

Long Packed Fields              

Yes, No

TEMPFM n

File mode for temporary files   

A - Z

The LONGPACK option does not appear on the online menu; it is set automatically based on the software release that you are executing. Enter Y for LONGPACK if your software release supports long packed fields (packed fields with 16 or more digits). Enter N if your software release does not support long packed fields. The TEMPFM option identifies the read/write disk to use for temporary files crated by the Translator. By default, the translator uses the read/write disk with the largest available space.

The following example translates the COBOL FD INPUT COBOL to the Master File OUTPUT MASTER, with SUFFX = FIX and hyphens replaced with underbars:

CTF30E INPUT COBOL OUTPUT (SUFFIX FIX HYPHEN B