COBOL offers file handling capabilities for files of sequential, relative and indexed organization, using simple COBOL syntax.
                  In addition, Micro Focus COBOL offers additional file handling features. 
                  	  
               
            
 
            	 
            
                
                  		   
                  		   
                  		  
                   
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | File Handling Feature | Use to... | 
 
                     		  
                   
                  		  
                   
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | Line sequential file organization | Access ASCII text files from your COBOL program | 
 
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | A set of COBOL system library routines | Manipulate files and directories | 
 
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | A set of COBOL system library routines | Handle files at the byte level | 
 
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | Fileshare | Access groups of files on network servers | 
 
                     			 
                      
                        				
                        | A conversion module | Read from and write to Btrieve files |