Assembler to COBOL

A Technological Challenge To transform assembler programs into a higher

programming language is in itself already an

enormous challenge. Apart from the technical

problems you have to address several other

subjects as well: 1. The target code must not just function - it

needs to be well readable, too.

2. A 1:1 translation is not acceptable since

many instructions must be interpreted as a

group and translated as such.

3. Assembler programmers play around with

the many possibilities of this language.

Everyone has his own style. The converter

must be able to adapt to these facts.

4. Registers play a leading role in assembler

programs. You need to come up with

better solutions than just replacing them

with pointers. 5. A converter must cover all the different

mainframe assemblers plus all the macros

of the operating systems and subsystems. 6. There must be an easy integration of user

macros into the converter.

A2C - Conversion of Assembler to COBOL A Very Complex Set of Rules A2C works highly iterative: it moves the code in

small steps closer and closer to COBOL.

The basic rule set of A2C alone consists of 12

rule sets with 330 single rules in total! In addition

to that A2C covers macros related to the operating

systems, to DB and DC as well as customer

macros and special adaptations.

Converts Mainframe Assembler to COBOL The product transforms assembler programs of

z/OS, z/VSE and BS2000 into well readable and

structured COBOL.

Depending on the nature of the source program

A2C achieves an automation of 70 to 90%. After

the conversion we apply a manual refinement, the

so-called polishing. The functions of A2C are offered as a service

resulting in error-free compiled and unit-tested

COBOL programs for the compiler of your choice.

The cost of transformation is agreed upon before-

hand as binding fixed price.

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