COBOL Copybook Specifications for a C# programmer

Question

I am working on an application that requires me to produce a COBOL copybook to define a data file.

Does anyone have a good reference on how to write out a copybook?

Answer 1

A "copybook" is basically COBOL speak for an include file. You need to write a description of your data in COBOL format. Here's a tutorial. Here's some other good articles.

Answer 2

XML Thunder Lite, a free downloadable software tool that allows quick conversion of COBOL COPYBOOKS or C data structures to/from XML, XSD or SOAP. XML Thunder Lite is a bi-directional solution as it also allows conversion of XML, XSD, WSDL or SOAP to COBOL COPYBOOKS or C structures.