Date:         Tue, 8 May 2001 19:19:23 -0400
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From:         Hoff Stuart <hhstuart@MA.ULTRANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is there a program to generate file descriptions for VSAM
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Adele Hall wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I wonder if there is a program to generate file descriptions for VSAM files
> in SAS programming.  Right now, I have to manually type in the field names
> and their positions from VSAM files in the section of INPUT statement in my
> SAS programs.  It is very time consuming.  Sometimes I have a hard time to
> get the field positions right.
>
> In Focus programming, there is a program to generate master file
> descriptions for VSAM files.   It will be great if there is a program to
> generate file descriptions for VSAM files in SAS programming.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.  Any suggestions are greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Adele

Adele,
        I believe that there is a utility with the name of COB2SAS that will
take a flat file (COBOL) layout and convert it to SAS input statements.
This should work for VSAM files also. Try a search on the SAS web site.

Hoff Stuart