10.1 Mandatory parameters

10.1.1 COB cob-file

It's the name of the COBOL copybook file. There is no default value for this parameter.

Under MVS

'cob-file' can be one of the following :

• a sequential dataset,
• a member of a partitioned dataset,
• a DDname. In this case, the DDname must be preceded by 'DD:'.

Before running XML2C0B, 'cob-file' must not exist.

For all other platforms

'cob-file' has to be a correct file name.

10.1.2 XML xml-file

It's the name of the input XML file. There is no default value for this parameter.

Under MVS

'xml-file' can be one of the following :

• a sequential dataset,
• a member of a partitioned dataset,
• a DDname. In this case, the DDname must be preceded by 'DD:'.

Before running XML2C0B, 'xml-file' must exist.

For all other platforms

'xml-file' has to be a correct file name. The file must exist before running XML2C0B.