COBOL offers file handling capabilities for files of sequential, relative and indexed organization, using simple COBOL syntax.
                  In addition, Micro Focus COBOL offers additional file handling features. 
                  	  
               
            
 
            	 
             
               	 
            
 
            	 
             
               	 
               
                   
                     		   
                     		   
                     		  
                      
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | File Handling Feature | Use to... | 
 
                        		  
                      
                     		  
                      
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | Line sequential file organization | Access ASCII text files from your COBOL program | 
 
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | A set of COBOL system library routines | Manipulate files and directories | 
 
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | A set of COBOL system library routines | Handle files at the byte level | 
 
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | Fileshare | Access groups of files on network servers | 
 
                        			 
                         
                           				
                           | A conversion module | Read from and write to Btrieve files |