We are currently calling a COBOL Subroutine from a DEFINE in FOCUS/MF in MVS Batch to retrieve a value from a sequential file. This Subroutine is used from FOCUS as well as from COBOL.

This COBOL Subroutine is going to be changed to retrieve the value from a DB2 Table. A stored procedure will be called from within the new COBOL Subroutine to access the data.

Since we do not use FOCUS to access DB2 - the FOCUS/DB2 Interface is not installed - we would like to continue to use the changed Subroutine from FOCUS and to access DB2 via the COBOL Subroutine.

Do I need to install the FOCUS/DB2 Interface in order to run the Subroutine or can I get away without the installation, since COBOL is actually accessing the data?

Any ideas on the subject would be appreciated.

Hi Ira,
Has the issue regarding COBOL
Subroutine that accesses DB2 been resolved?
I ran a quick search of Focal Point posts and came across the following topics which may be of interest:
DB2 Stored Procedures https://forums.informationbuilders.com/eve/forums/a/...361067331#8361067331 Running a cobol program from WebFocus
https://forums.informationbuilders.com/eve/f...491097331#7491097331 If you still have questions,
another suggestion would be to
open a case with Tech Support.
Please either call Information Builders' Technical Support Help Desk at
1-800-736-6130, or access the o
nline system InfoResponse at http://techsupport.informationbuilders.com. <br /><br />Hope this helps.
Cheers,<br /><br />Kerry

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