VB Cobol file in DS

vijayrc · Post by **vijayrc** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:42 pm

Hi,
I'm using Complex Flat File stage for using a Variable Block COBOL file.
I PFTP'ed the file to the DS Server and data looks good. But when I try to View Data, I am hitting a roadblock with various errors. A newbie here

, can anyone just guide me on how to get a COBOL Variable Block file to be used in DS. Thanks in advance. VijayRC

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:52 pm

Could you tell us what the "various errors" are/were? Is a variable block file one with different record types?

vijayrc · Post by **vijayrc** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:23 pm

Yes..This VB file has 4 different record layouts. The file layout is as follows: First few bytes are common across record types and then based on record types, the length varies. I don't exactly remember the 'errors', but can tell you later.
-VJ

ArndW wrote:Could you tell us what the "various errors" are/were? Is a variable block file one with different record types? ...

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:33 am

DataStage should be able to handle this type of file, so knowing what errors you are getting would help.