COBOL 8 - Files - Cobol Life cycle of a File

We all know that auxiliary storage devices are used to handle large volume of data in the form of database(db) objects, db objects are called as “FILES”. 
  1. Files is divided into records.
  2. Records contains a set of information.
  3. Each record further divided into fields.
  4. Each field further divided into characters.
  5. Set of characters combined together called as an information.
  6. Files are identified by file name.
  7. Records are identified by record name.
  8. Fields are identified by field name.
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  • FILES
  • Working with file
  • Declaration of file
  • Processing of file





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