How to read records from flat file in reverse order through
COBOL program?
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Answer / sreejith
i think it is also possible by using access mode dynamic.
first randomly point last record from the file using START
option. after you start read record in reverse order by
using READ PREV option until header of the file reached
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Answer / gurukulu
use COBOL internal sort in ascending or descending key.
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Answer / janu
using iebcmpr
we can easily read
sort fields=(pos,length,d,char)
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