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. 
                  	  
               
            
 
            	 
            
                
                  		   
                  		   
                  		  
                   
                     			 
                      
                        				
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                        | Line sequential file organization 
                           				
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                        Access ASCII text files from your COBOL program 
                           				
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                        | A set of COBOL system library routines 
                           				
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                        Manipulate files and directories 
                           				
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                        | A set of COBOL system library routines 
                           				
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                        Handle files at the byte level 
                           				
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                        | Fileshare 
                           				
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                        Access groups of files on network servers 
                           				
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                        | A conversion module 
                           				
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                        Read from and write to Btrieve files 
                           				
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