Reading COBOL datastructures from Java

Question

Is there a way to read COBOL data in a Java program? More concretely I\'m confronted with the following case:

I have a file with fixed length records of data. The da

Answer 1

Rational Application Developer can read COBOL source code and generate Java classes. The generated classes have methods for accessing the various part of the COBOL data structure. The class that is generated is compatible with the J2EE Connector Architecture. To create a class in your project, select File, New, Other then select the CICS/IMS Java Data Binding wizard under J2C. Click next. Choose COBOL to Java for mapping. Select your COBOL file. Select the structure you wish to generate a Java class for then click Finish and there you go. There are of course a number of options you can select along the way that I didn't mention. For more information search Help for J2C.