Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 Update 1 for Eclipse (UNIX) > Programming > COBOL Programming > Using COBOL and XML together > XML Extensions > Appendix A XML Extensions examples > Example 7 Export file, test well-formed file, and validate file > Program structure for example 7

Program structure for example 7

The following tables show COBOL statements that relate to performing XML Extensions statements. Some COBOL statements (mostly the DISPLAY statements) have been omitted. The source of this example is in the file, example07.cbl.

Initialization

COBOL Statement	Description
XML INITIALIZE.	Execute the XML INITIALIZE statement (no parameters).
If Not XML-OK Go To Z.	If the statement terminates unsuccessfully, go to the termination logic.

Exporting an XML document

COBOL Statement	Description
Move … To Time-Stamp.	Populate the `Time-Stamp` field.
XML EXPORT FILE Address-Struct "address07" "Address-Struct".	Execute the XML EXPORT FILE statement specifying: the data item address, the XML document filename, and the ModelFileName#DataFileName parameter value.
If Not XML-OK Go To Z.	If the statement terminates unsuccessfully, go to the termination logic.

Verifying syntax

COBOL Statement	Description
XML TEST WELLFORMED-FILE "address07".	Execute the XML TEST WELLFORMED-FILE statement specifying the XML document filename.
If Not XML-OK Go To Z.	If the statement terminates unsuccessfully, go to the termination logic.

Verifying content

COBOL Statement	Description
XML VALIDATE FILE "address07" "example07".	Execute the XML VALIDATE FILE statement specifying: the XML document filename and the ModelFileName#DataFileName parameter value.
If Not XML-OK Go To Z.	If the statement terminates unsuccessfully, go to the termination logic.

Program exit logic

Same as example 1.

Termination test logic

Same as example 1.

Status display logic

Same as example 1.