*   VAX BASIC command MAP, and definitions?   The Question is:     Hi VMS Colleagues,   K I am working with a customer who has a large number of applications written C in VAX Basic that he wishes to port to another language. The record L definitions for the RMS data files are defined in a series of  ".map" files.   L I am familiar with COBOL programs that use copybooks and other programs thatJ use CDD record definitions, however I am not familiar with ".MAP" files inE VAX Basic. I am wondering if these files have a standard format (like K copybooks or CDD record definitions) or are they very application specific?    G The objective is to write a parser to handle conversion of these files.     TIA for any advice/references!    Regards,   ! Jim Jennis, Integration Architect  WRQ Consulting Services, Inc.  124 Old Forest Circle  Winchester, VA. 22602 USA.    Phone: +1-540-723-0157 FAX: +1-206-272-1394 Email:jimj@wrq.com       jhjennis@shentel.net WEB: http://www.wrq.com/   . WRQ - Access. Integrate. Transform. Since 19813 ---------------------------------------------------   The Answer is :   E   The OpenVMS Wizard is not familiar with a VAX BASIC data definition H   construct using files with the .MAP extension, though is familiar withH   a LINKER output file with a .MAP extension and with VAX BASIC commands=   including MAP and REMAP that loads data from a file into an G   application-specific RECORD structure.  The record structure involved E   is typically defined via Oracle CDD/Repository or within the source E   code of one or more of the application source files involved in the    compilation unit.    F   Without a sample or a DUMP of the file(s) involved and the VAX BASIC@   code involved, no more specific answer is reasonably feasible.   E   For further assistance with this, please contact the support center E   or HP Services directly -- please expect to be asked for additional ?   information on the .MAP file and the application source code.    /  Answer written or last revised on  5-APR-2004  