parse a string into a structure
hello all,
I want to take a file-record string (chars and numbers) and parse it into a structure. I can do this in COBOL, how to do it in VB.NET? The file records are fixed lengths and do not change.
COBOL Example:
file-record pic x(150)
rec-specs redefines file-record
rec-id pic 99
pro-date pc x(8)
submitter pic x(50)
process-time pic 9999
etc.
(28 fields total)
VB Example:
structure rec-specs
rec-id as integer
pro-date as string
submitter as string
process-time as integer
etc.
(28 fields total)
end structure
This is a seq. file. One line will be read and processed, this way I can reference the individual elements directly. the problem is how do I define the length of the strings or integers within the structure?
rec-id is always integer length 2 (max # is 99)
pro-date is always string length 8
etc.
Is there an easy way to do this?
Thanks