Entering Source Statements into a Source Member
This chapter provides the information you need to enter your ILE COBOL source
statements. It also briefly describes the tools and methodology necessary
to complete this step.
To enter ILE COBOL source statements into the system, use one of the following
methods:
- Enter source statements using the CODE/400 editor. This is the
method is documented in the Editor section of the help.
- Enter source statements using the Source Entry Utility (SEU). This is
the method documented in this chapter.
- Enter the source statements from a diskette or a tape by using the OS/400 CL
commands, CPYFRMTAP and CPYFRMDKT.
To obtain information on how to enter
source statements using the CL commands, refer to the CL and APIs section of the Database and File System category in the iSeries Information Center at
this Web site -http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter.
- Enter the source statements into a stream file using the Edit
File (EDTF) CL command. This command is a general purpose stream file editor
that can also be used to enter ILE Cobol source statements. However, this
editor does not provide syntax checking capability and special format lines
like SEU to aid in source entry. If you want to store your ILE Cobol source
statements in a stream file but also want to use the syntax checking features
of SEU, perform the following steps:
- Enter the source statements into a file member using SEU
- Use the Copy to Stream File (CPYTOSTMF) command to copy the contents of
the file member to a stream file
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