Record Editor

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Record Editor

This is a Programmers Data-file editor, similar to the Mainframe Editor - File-Aid or Net-Cobols Cobol-Editor. The Editor is written in java (1.4) so should run on most Computer Systems. The RecordEditor has the following uses

Viewing/editing Fixed field length data files (i.e. fields occupy the same columns in every record. A typical file might be- Columns 1 to 8 Product, Columns 9 to 16 Quantity etc).
Viewing/editing CSV (i.e. Comma / Tab separated fields) files
Reading / Writing Record orientated files in JAVA.

This program uses a Record-Layout definition to display the data file in a Human Readable Form. It can handle both PC (Text and Binary) and native IBM Mainframe (Text and Binary) file formats.

These Record-Layouts are stored in a Database. There is an option to import Cobol Record Layouts into the Database plus screens to edit the Record Layouts.

Fixed Field Length data files are very common :

On IBM Mainframes
In Cobol Programs

But at work we also use them for

Sending data to IBM 4680/4690 Register Controllers
Automated Warehouse Control Systems
Transferring data between different Computers

I believe the people working in the following areas will find this program very useful:

Interfacing with IBM Mainframe Systems.
Mainframe Programmers (who do not have access to File-Aid or similar products).
IBM 4680/4690 Register controllers.

Program Summary

Language	Java 1.5
Author	Bruce Martin
Requirements	Java 1.5 run time
Testing	Windows XP;Linux (Fedora 8, PCLinuxOS 2007, Knoppix)

Analysis by ohloh

The site www.ohloh.net does some analysis of Projects like this. There estimates are way over for a project like this (at least 5 or 6 times for the java and a lot more for the markup code). But it gives you some idea of the effort involved:

RecordEditor Anaylysis

JRecord was split off from the RecordEditor and contains low level IO Routines etc

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