Example 1

If a formlibrary has a file title of (SDF)SCREENDESIGN/BANKAPP ON PACK1, log on to the MCP server with the SDF usercode, and enter the following to generate the two required files:

RUN $SYSTEM/EPORTAL/SDFXMLEXTRACTOR ("COBOLXMLEXTRACT");
FILE DICTIONARY (FILENAME = SCREENDESIGN);
FILE FORMLIBRARY (FILENAME =BANKAPP);
FILE RESULTS (LTITLE = MYOUTPUT);

The following files are generated and are used in the importation step:

(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLRECORD ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/"COBOLSDF.XML" ON PACK1

Example 2

If a formlibrary has a file title of (SDF)SCREENDESIGN/BANKAPP ON PACK1, sign onto the MCP server with the SDF usercode, and type the following to generate a pair of output files for each form in the formlibrary and flatten the description of the occurring item in the COBOLRECORD file:

RUN $SYSTEM/EPORTAL/SDFXMLEXTRACTOR ("COBOLXMLEXTRACT, SEPARATE=TRUE, FLATTEN=TRUE");
FILE DICTIONARY (FILENAME = SCREENDESIGN);
FILE FORMLIBRARY (FILENAME =BANKAPP);
FILE RESULTS (LTITLE = MYOUTPUT);

If the formlibrary contains 3 forms called customer, account, and transaction, the generated output files are:

(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLRECORD/CUSTOMER ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLRECORD/ACCOUNT ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLRECORD/TRANSACTION ON PACK1

(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLSDFXML/"CUSTOMER.XML" ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLSDFXML/"ACCOUNT.XML" ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLSDFXML/"TRANSACTION.XML" ON PACK1

Example 3

If the formlibrary is in the coded character set JAPANV24JBIS8 but the HOSTCCS setting of the MCP is not set to JAPANV24JBIS8, then you have to specify the optional INTMODE attribute of the FORMLIBRARY to JAPANV24JBIS8 to create the XML output file correctly.

RUN $SYSTEM/EPORTAL/SDFXMLEXTRACTOR ("COBOLXMLEXTRACT");
FILE DICTIONARY (FILENAME = SCREENDESIGN);
FILE FORMLIBRARY (FILENAME = BANKAPP, INTMODE = JAPANV24JBIS8);
FILE RESULTS (LTITLE = MYOUTPUT);

The following files are generated and are used in the importation step:

(SDF)MYOUTPUT/COBOLRECORD ON PACK1
(SDF)MYOUTPUT/"COBOLSDF.XML" ON PACK1