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The below is the life cycle of Indexed files in COBOL program:
- Defining an indexed file
- Opening and closing indexed files
- Reading through a file
- Adding records to indexed files
- Looking up records in indexed files
- Changing records in indexed files
- Deleting records in indexed files
Defining indexed file:
DATA DIVISION.
FILE SECTION.
*
FD VENDOR-FILE
LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD.
01 VENDOR-RECORD.
05 VENDOR-NUMBER PIC 9(5).
05 VENDOR-NAME PIC X(30).
05 VENDOR-ADDRESS-1 PIC X(30).
05 VENDOR-ADDRESS-2 PIC X(30).
05 VENDOR-CITY PIC X(20).
05 VENDOR-STATE PIC X(2).
05 VENDOR-ZIP PIC X(10).
05 VENDOR-CONTACT PIC X(30).
05 VENDOR-PHONE PIC X(15).
Opening and closing of indexed files:
PROGRAM-BEGIN.
OPEN OUTPUT VENDOR-FILE.
CLOSE VENDOR-FILE.
..
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
PROGRAM-BEGIN.
OPEN I-O VENDOR-FILE.
PERFORM MAIN-PROCESS.
CLOSE VENDOR-FILE.
Reading through a file:
OPEN I-O VENDOR-FILE.
READ VENDOR-FILE NEXT RECORD.
Adding records to indexed files:
WRITE-VENDOR-RECORD.
WRITE VENDOR-RECORD
INVALID KEY
DISPLAY “RECORD ALREADY ON FILE”.
Changing Records in Indexed files:
PERFORM ENTER-VENDOR-NUMBER.
PERFORM READ-VENDOR-RECORD.
IF RECORD-FOUND = “Y”
PERFORM LOAD-NEW-VENDOR-DATA
PERFORM REWRITE-VENDOR-RECORD.
*
READ-VENDOR-RECORD.
MOVE “Y” TO RECORD-FOUND.
READ VENDOR-FILE RECORD
INVALID KEY
MOVE “N” TO RECORD-FOUND.
*
REWRITE-VENDOR-RECORD.
REWRITE VENDOR-RECORD
INVALID KEY
DISPLAY “ERROR REWRITING VENDOR RECORD”.
Deleting a Record in Indexed files:
PERFORM ENTER-VENDOR-NUMBER.
PERFORM READ-VENDOR-RECORD.
IF RECORD-FOUND = “Y”
PERFORM DELETE-VENDOR-RECORD.
*
READ-VENDOR-RECORD.
MOVE “Y” TO RECORD-FOUND.
READ VENDOR-FILE RECORD
INVALID KEY
MOVE “N” TO RECORD-FOUND.
*
DELETE-VENDOR-RECORD.
DELETE VENDOR-FILE RECORD
INVALID KEY
DISPLAY “ERROR DELETING VENDOR RECORD”.
