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7. File Handling

                 7.1 Reading and writing
                 7.2 REWRITE, DELETE and EXTEND
                 7.3 File organization
                 7.4 SORT and MERGE
                 7.5 Input and output procedures
                 7.6 File Status (error handling)




This section outlines how data can read from and written to files, how records are organized within a file and how records can be manipulated (e.g. sorting, merging).


1. Getting started 7. File handling
2. COBOL basics 8. Debugging COBOL
3. The Four Divisions 9. Useful links
4. Defining Data Part 1 10. Sample Code
5. Defining Data Part 2 11. Feedback
6. Commands and logic 12. Quick reference
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