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Micro Focus COBOL

The script file bldmfcob, in sqllib/samples/cobol_mf, contains the commands to build a sample COBOL program.

The first parameter, $1, specifies the name of your source file. The second parameter, $2, specifies the name of the database to which you want to connect. Parameter $3 specifies the user ID for the database, and $4 specifies the password. Only the first parameter, the source file name, is required. Database name, user ID, and password are optional. If no database name is supplied, the program uses the default sample database.



#! /bin/ksh
# bldmfcob script file
# Builds a COBOL program containing embedded SQL
# Usage: bldmfcob <prog_name> [ <db_name> [ <userid> <password> ]]
 
# Connect to a database.
if (($# < 2))
then
   db2 connect to sample
elif (($# < 3))
then
   db2 connect to $2
else
   db2 connect to $2 user $3 using $4
fi
 
# Precompile the program.
db2 prep $1.sqb bindfile
 
# Bind the program to the database.
db2 bind $1.bnd
 
# Disconnect from the database.
db2 connect reset
 
# Set COBCPY to include the DB2 COPY files directory.
export COBCPY=/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include/cobol_mf:$COBCPY
 
# Compile the checkerr.cbl error checking utility.
cob -c -x checkerr.cbl
 
# Compile the program.
cob -c -x $1.cbl
 
# Link the program.
cob -x -o $1 $1.o checkerr.o -ldb2 -ldb2gmf -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib


Compile and Link Options for bldmfcob

The script file contains the following compile options:

cob
The COBOL compiler.

-c
Perform compile only; no link.

-x
Produce an executable program.

The script file contains the following link options:

cob
Use the compiler to link edit.

-x
Produce an executable program.

-o filename
Specify the name of the executable program.

-ldb2
Link with the database manager library.

-ldb2gmf
Link with the DB2 exception-handler library for M. F. COBOL.

-Lpath
Specify the location of the DB2 runtime shared libraries. For example: -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib. If you do not specify the -L option, the compiler assumes the following path: /usr/lib:/lib.

Refer to your compiler documentation for additional compiler options.

To build the sample program updat.sqb, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile. Refer to "Setting Your Environment" if you need more information.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Build the sample program, connecting to the SAMPLE database, by entering:

    bldmfcob updat

The result is an executable file updat. You can run the executable file against the SAMPLE database to see how it works by doing the following :

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Run the program. If you built the updat sample program, enter:
    updat
    
Note:To build Micro Focus COBOL applications that do not contain embedded SQL, you can use the script file bldmfapi. It contains the same compile and link options as bldmfcob, but does not connect, prep, bind, or disconnect from the SAMPLE database. It is used to compile and link DB2 API sample programs written in COBOL.

Building Micro Focus COBOL Stored Procedures

The script file bldmfcobs, in sqllib/samples/cobol_mf, contains the commands to build a stored procedure. The script file compiles the stored procedure into a shared library on the server that can be called by a client application.

The first parameter, $1, specifies the name of your source file. The second parameter, $2, specifies the name of the database to which you want to connect. Parameter $3 specifies the user ID for the database, and $4 specifies the password. Only the first parameter, the source file name, is required. Database name, user ID, and password are optional. If no database name is supplied, the program uses the default sample database.

The script file uses the source file name, $1, for the shared library name, and for the main entry point to the shared library.



#! /bin/ksh
# bldmfcobs script file
# Build sample COBOL stored procedure
# Usage: bldmfcobs <stored_proc_name> [ <db_name> [ <userid> <password> ]]
 
# Connect to a database.
if (($# < 2))
then
   db2 connect to sample
elif (($# < 3))
then
   db2 connect to $2
else
   db2 connect to $2 user $3 using $4
fi
 
# Precompile the program.
db2 prep $1.sqb bindfile
 
# Bind the program to the database.
db2 bind $1.bnd
 
# Disconnect from the database.
db2 connect reset
 
# Set COBCPY to include the DB2 COPY files directory.
export COBCPY=/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/include/cobol_mf:$COBCPY
 
# Compile the checkerr.cbl error checking utility.
cob -c -x checkerr.cbl
 
# Compile the program.
cob -c -x $1.cbl
 
# Link the program using the export file $1.exp,
# creating a shared library called $1 with the main
# entry point $1.
cob -x -o $1 $1.o -Q -bE:$1.exp -Q "-e $1" -Q -bI:/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib/db2g.imp \
    -B static -ldb2gmf -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib
 
# Copy the shared library to the sqllib/function subdirectory of the DB2 instance.
# Note: this assumes the user has write permission to this directory.
eval "H=~$DB2INSTANCE"
cp $1 $H/sqllib/function


Compile and Link Options for bldmfcobs

The script file contains the following compile options:

cob
The COBOL compiler.

-c
Perform compile only; no link. This book assumes that compile and link are separate steps.

-x
Produce an executable program.

The script file contains the following link options:

cob
Use the compiler to link edit.

-x
Produce an executable program.

-o filename
Specify the name of the executable program.

-Q -bE:filename.exp
Specify an export file. The export file contains a list of the stored procedures.

-Q "-e $1"
Specify the default entry point to the shared library.

-Q -bI:/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib/db2g.imp
Provides a list of entry points to the DB2 application library.

-B static
Produce a statically-linked library.

-Lpath
Specify the location of the DB2 runtime shared libraries. For example: -L/usr/lpp/db2_05_00/lib. If you do not specify the -L option, the compiler assumes the following path: /usr/lib:/lib.

-ldb2gmf
Link with the DB2 exception-handler library for M. F. COBOL.

Refer to your compiler documentation for additional compiler options.

To build the outsrv.sqb stored procedure, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile. Refer to "Setting Your Environment" if you need more information.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Build the stored procedure, connecting to the SAMPLE database, by entering:
    bldmfcobs outsrv
    

    The script file copies the stored procedure to the server in the path sqllib/function to indicate that the stored procedure is fenced. If you want the stored procedure to be unfenced, you must move it to the sqllib/function/unfenced directory. These paths are in the home directory of the DB2 instance.
    Note:An unfenced stored procedure or UDF runs in the same address space as the database manager and results in increased performance when compared to a fenced stored procedure or UDF, which runs in an address space isolated from the database manager. With unfenced stored procedures or UDFs there is a danger that user code could accidentally or maliciously damage the database control structures. Therefore, you should only run unfenced stored procedures or UDFs when you need to maximize the performance benefits. Ensure these programs are thoroughly tested before running them as unfenced. Refer to the Embedded SQL Programming Guide for more information about fenced and not fenced stored procedures.

  4. If necessary, set the file mode for the stored procedure so the DB2 instance can run it.

Once you build the stored procedure outsrv, you can build the client application outcli that calls the stored procedure. You can build outcli using the bldmfcob script file. Refer to "Micro Focus COBOL" for details.

To run the stored procedure, do the following:

  1. Go to the window in which you set your environment variables by running db2profile.

  2. Start the database manager on the server, if it is not already running, by entering:
    db2start
    

  3. Run the sample client application by entering:
    outcli
    

    The client application passes a variable to the server program outsrv, which gives it a value and then returns the variable to the client application.


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