
About: The component allows read ( parse ) EBCDIC or other COBOL or RPG data files created in mainframe, midrange or PC environments.
Every data file follows its schema that must be known to successfully use the component.
The knowledge may have a form of COBOL copybook - data division part of oryginal COBOL program that created the file.
Another form of schema knowledge is any kind of written or told description. It is usually a list of fields with their attributes.
If you try to use component w/o such knowledge you will probably fail because COBOL data files don\'t carry schema info with themselve.
Components are backed by cobol2j.sf.net