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Donna Hofmeister
Allegro Consultants, Inc.
408-252-2330


> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Eben Yong
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] COBOL: text split routine, anyone?
> 
> Hi Folks,
> I have a custom COBOL routine that takes an incoming 2100-byte text
> string,
> and splits it out into 72-byte chunks, with record level splits to
> simulate word
> wrap.  The reason for this is that we have a vendor serving as an
> after-hours
> call center for our business, and they are returning records of
> conversations
> they have with our customers.  The records come, along with other data
> fields, with a 2100-byte text string representing a brief description
> of why the
> customer called and how the call was resolved.  In our enterprise
> HP3000
> application, each 2100 byte text string is uploaded into an IMAGE data
> set in
> separate data records which are limited to 72-byte text strings.  So we
> cut up
> the 2100-byte text into separate 72-byte strings with proper record
> splits to
> simulate word wrap so that when staff look in the HP3000 screen view,
> it is
> easy to read the message.  It works fairly well, but there have been a
> few
> unexpected text parsing errors that have recently required my attention
> (the
> text parsing fails, the program bombs, I research the problem, then
> change,
> recompile, and test the program, etc.).  I was wondering if any COBOL
> hands
> out there have ever tackled such a problem and if so would you be
> able/willing
> to share the source code?  Thanks everyone as always, and have a great
> weekend.
> Eben
> 
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