Add-on products

The need for more efficient applications

Enterprise systems have historically been processing and dealing with data located in positional data stores. Because of the nature of positional data processing, there is quite a bit of inefficiency that is related to this type of data handling. The inefficiency relates to both storage and processing of data. Both static storage, such as sequential files on tapes, DASD or other media as well as memory storage are affected.

The CSV Package for XML Thunder addresses these issues head on and effectively. It simplifies development of systems that are more efficient and allows faster response to ever changing business requirements. This innovative solution enables the quick development of efficient and fast bi-directional translation software that addresses delimited data processing.

No matter whether your data resides is persistent or transient manner, CSV Package for XML Thunder can address your company’s processing requirements easily. Persistent data located in data stores using the CSV solution will be much more compact and take up significantly less space. Transient data received or sent by application programs will require less memory and will be much more efficient to transport resulting in improved transaction times.

What is the CSV Package for XML Thunder?

CSV Package for XML Thunder is a visual development add-on tool that enables developers to quickly create CSV-COBOL fields mapping program code. These programs are created as COBOL subprograms and are referred to as CSV handlers. There are two types of CSV handlers:

CSV Readers, and
CSV writers

This innovative add-on product enables developers to visually map COBOL and CSV fields and then generate 100% of the COBOL program code implementing the design time mapping rules. If you know how to use XML Thunder, you already know how to use CSV Package for XML Thunder !

Runtime Architecture

The runtime architecture is similar to the XML Thunder run-time architecture. There is no I/O involved in the actual CSV handlers, that is all in the control of the main program calling the CSV handlers. This allows CSV handlers to be used in a wide range of application architecture and topology environments resulting in great flexibility. Whether client/server, host based monolithic, or messaging applications, CSV Package for XML Thunder gives you the same kind of easy of use and productivity you have come to expect from XML Thunder.

Features

CSV Package for XML Thunder satisfies a number of essential CSV processing requirements. The main supported features are:

Optional CSV fields
Repeating structures
Nested structures
White space handling (collapse, preserve, replace)
Edit patterns (Date, Time, Timestamp, Numeric)
Customizable error levels
Error trapping
Variable length fields
Enumeration values

Licensing

CSV Package for XML Thunder is available for XML Thunder client-server licensed customers. For pricing and more information please contact sales@canamsoftware.com.