Data Build Manual

Appendix A Data Build Files
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Because Data Build interacts with many other Tandem programs, including TACL,
FUP, TAL, and COBOL85, many different files are used in a Data Build conversion.
Certain files remain on the Data Build ISV and others are copied to the conversion
project subvolume when you create a new project. This appendix tells you the name
of each Data Build file, explains the significance of the file, and explains how it is used
in the program.
The Data Build files, listed in alphabetical order, are:
BLDDDL is an object file that builds the DDL input sections and invokes the
DDL compiler to process them. This is step F2 at the Main Menu.
BLDPROC is an object file that generates conversion procedures in PROCLIB
which are copied in the COBOL85 conversion program. This is step
F3 at the Main Menu.
BLDPROG is an object file that creates the conversion program from a skeleton
program and the generated procedures. This is step F4 at the Main
Menu.
COBDEFS is a COBOL85 source library, which includes the input and output
record structures. The DDL compiler creates this file from step F2 at
the Main Menu.
COBSOURC is a COBOL85 source copy library.
CONFIG contains the configuration information (mostly specified in the
Conversion Environment (F1) screen) about the files, subvolumes, and
data file-naming conventions used in the conversion process.
DATAINnn are the input files in EBCDIC format used in the Data Build samples.
DATAOTnn are the output files for the Data Build ENSCRIBE samples.
DBLDTEXT is an EDIT file used by the Project utility to create many files on the
conversion project subvolume.
DBSERVER is the standard Pathmaker DBSERVER. This files comes with Data
Build to avoid problems if the proper version of Pathmaker is not
installed. This file is used at step F1 at the Main Menu.
DDLDEFnn created by the F2 step from the sample source record descriptions
stored in the files RECDEFnn. Data Build uses these source files for
input to the DDL compiler. The IN- and OUT-sections describe each
input field (in alphanumeric format), and each output field. The
HEADING clause in these files contains field conversion information
which will be stored in the DDL dictionaries.
DEFINES is an OBEY file with TACL DEFINEs that gives the names and
locations of the input and output files and NonStop SQL catalogs
needed in the conversion process. This file has the settings for the
samples but must be modified for your own conversion project.