Contents

• I. T X T 2 X M L
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Principles of conversion
    • 2.1 COBOL copybook analysis
      • 2.1.1 ''Cleaning'' the copybook
      • 2.1.2 Extracting the meta-data
      • 2.1.3 Renumbering the COBOL item levels
    • 2.2 Text to XML conversion
    • 2.3 XML to text conversion
  • 3. Signed and binary data
    • 3.1 Warning
    • 3.2 COBOL compilers
    • 3.3 Internal representation
    • 3.4 Low-values, high-values and spaces
    • 3.5 Functions
  • 4. Installation
    • 4.1 Downloading TXT2XML
    • 4.2 Under MVS
      • 4.2.1 Installation
      • 4.2.2 Tests
      • 4.2.3 Post-installation
    • 4.3 Under Windows
      • 4.3.1 Regina or Reginald Rexx
      • 4.3.2 Java
      • 4.3.3 Tests
    • 4.4 Under Unix/Linux and other platforms
      • 4.4.1 Regina
      • 4.4.2 Java
      • 4.4.3 Tests
  • 5. Syntax
    • 5.1 Mandatory parameters
      • 5.1.1 TXT txt-file
      • 5.1.2 COB cob-file
      • 5.1.3 XML xml-file
      • 5.1.4 FORMAT format
    • 5.2 Optional parameters
      • 5.2.1 BROWSE
      • 5.2.2 VERBOSE
      • 5.2.3 DTD dtd-file
      • 5.2.4 PREFIX prefix
  • 6. Examples
    • 6.1 MVS
      • 6.1.1 ISPF
      • 6.1.2 Batch
    • 6.2 Windows
    • 6.3 Unix/Linux
  
  
• II. X M L 2 C O B
  • 7. Introduction
  • 8. Principles of generation
    • 8.1 The meta-data
    • 8.2 The COBOL copybook generation
    • 8.3 COBOL level
    • 8.4 Constraints
  • 9. Installation
  • 10. Syntax
    • 10.1 Mandatory parameters
      • 10.1.1 COB cob-file
      • 10.1.2 XML xml-file
    • 10.2 Optional parameters
      • 10.2.1 PREFIX prefix
      • 10.2.2 LEVEL01
      • 10.2.3 ROUND
      • 10.2.4 BROWSE
      • 10.2.5 VERBOSE
  • 11. Examples
    • 11.1 MVS
      • 11.1.1 ISPF
      • 11.1.2 Batch
    • 11.2 Windows
    • 11.3 Unix/Linux
  
  
• III. The GUI front-end
  • 12. The Graphical User Interface
    • 12.1 Introduction
    • 12.2 Installation
    • 12.3 Syntax
    • 12.4 Example
  • A. License
    • A.1 Preamble
    • A.2 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
    • A.3 NO WARRANTY
    • A.4 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
  • B. History & Road map
    • B.1 30/09/02 - Version 0.1
    • B.2 04/10/02 - Version 0.2
    • B.3 06/11/02 - Version 0.3
    • B.4 21/11/02 - Version 1.0
    • B.5 28/07/04 - Version 1.1 RC1
    • B.6 28/08/04 - Version 1.1
    • B.7 20/09/04 - Version 1.15
    • B.8 05/11/04 - Version 1.20
    • B.9 05/03/05 - Version 1.25
    • B.10 Road map
  • C. Internet resources
  • D. Glossary
  
  
• Index