Is a General File Maintenance Routine possible?

sbelt_at_dpcsystems.com
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 09:55:32 -0500

Is it possible to write a General File Maintenance Routine using
RMCOBOL?

My background is 15+ years programming in a Business Basic language
and everyone had a generalized routine. You could make entries into a
type of data dictionary and a set of programs would read this
directory and then you could add records to a file, change records,
delete, print, view, etc.

Now I'm working for a company using RMCobol and we do not have such a
thing. If you need to access a file, you write a new program. This
just strikes me as a waste of time.

A major difference between BB and COBOL is that BB used variable
length fields and we are using fixed length fields. This seems, to
me, to be the reason no one has attempted such a thing here at this
company.

So two questions:

Using RMCOBOL, is it possible to have a General File Maintenance
Routine?

Has anyone done this and would be interested in selling their routine?
(just in case it's cheaper to buy than write from scratch)

Any input is greatly appreciated.

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