On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:26:10 -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers <framaek...@ailife.com> wrote:
>Aren't comments in column 7? (Sequence 1-6 Continuation/comment column >7) > > >Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Yes, COBOL comments have an asterisk (*) in column 7. In order to get th e correct record number for the file, the record number has to be added to the record first, then columns 7-72 are copied after the record number, then comment records are skipped, (the asterisk will now be in column 8 o f the modified record. '| SPECS RECNO 1.6 7-72 8', /* Record Number, Record */ '| NLOCATE 8 /*/', /* Skip Comments */ -- Dale R. Smith
