Re: sequential file formats

theador wrote:
> I have noticed that every compiler/op sys seems to create a different
> format for sequential files.

Should be: "... every programmer seems to create..."


for instance, a COBOL program on the
> mainframe will create a sequential file with a four byte header that
> indicates length. On microfocus on AIX, a COBOL program will create a
> similar file but the with a special record as the first record that
> has some additional information.

And I can duplicate these on a PC.



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