Prerequisites: Java 8 installed.
This COBOL CLI converts COBOL data file into XML.
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Run it from command line using:
java -jar cobol-cli-1.0.0.jar <copybookFile> <dataFile> <resultFile>
Example:
java -jar cobol-cli-1.0.0.jar java -jar cobol-cli-1.0.0.jar copybook.cbl datafile.bin datafile.bin.xml
Help:
Usage: COBOL-CLI [-hV] [-e=<encoding>] [-f=<copybookFormat>] [-l=<lineBreak>]
[-s=<structure>] <copybookFile> <dataFile> <resultFile>
Convert COBOL data file to XML.
<copybookFile> Copybook file.
<dataFile> COBOL data file
<resultFile> Result XML file
-e, --encoding=<encoding>
COBOL data file character encoding, i.e. 037 (EBCDIC),
ASCII, etc
Default: 037
-f, --copybookFormat=<copybookFormat>
Copybook format
Default: FIXED
Supported: FIXED, TANDEM, VARIABLE
-h, --help Show this help message and exit.
-l, --lineBreak=<lineBreak>
Specify line break sequence
Use if COBOL data file is already split by lines.
Default: NONE
Supported: CRLF, CR, LF, LFCR, NL, NONE
-s, --structure=<structure>
Copybook structure.
Use if your file has header and/or trailer.
Default: DETAILS
Supported: DETAILS, HEADER_DETAILS, DETAILS_TRAILER,
HEADER_DETAILS_TRAILER
-V, --version Print version information and exit.