See http://opencobol.add1tocobol.com/#does-opencobol-support-isam for an example than scans through INDEXED files, and maybe http://opencobol.add1tocobol.com/#relative (different file org)
Note: that this is just for hints. Look to START and READ NEXT for clues
OCOBOL >>SOURCE FORMAT IS FIXED
*> ***************************************************************
*><* ================
*><* indexing example
*><* ================
*><* :Author: Brian Tiffin
*><* :Date: 17-Feb-2009
*><* :Purpose: Fun with Indexed IO routines
*><* :Tectonics: cobc -x indexing.cob
*> ***************************************************************
identification division.
program-id. indexing.
environment division.
configuration section.
input-output section.
file-control.
select optional indexing
assign to "indexing.dat"
organization is indexed
access mode is dynamic
record key is keyfield of indexing-record
alternate record key is splitkey of indexing-record
with duplicates
.
*> ** OpenCOBOL does not yet support split keys **
*> alternate record key is newkey
*> source is first-part of indexing-record
*> last-part of indexing-record
*> with duplicates
data division.
file section.
fd indexing.
01 indexing-record.
03 keyfield pic x(8).
03 splitkey.
05 first-part pic 99.
05 middle-part pic x.
05 last-part pic 99.
03 data-part pic x(54).
working-storage section.
01 display-record.
03 filler pic x(4) value spaces.
03 keyfield pic x(8).
03 filler pic xx value spaces.
03 splitkey.
05 first-part pic z9.
05 filler pic x value space.
05 middle-part pic x.
05 filler pic xx value all "+".
05 last-part pic z9.
03 filler pic x(4) value all "-".
03 data-part pic x(54).
*> control break
01 oldkey pic 99x99.
*> In a real app this should well be two separate flags
01 control-flag pic x.
88 no-more-duplicates value high-value
when set to false is low-value.
88 no-more-records value high-value
when set to false is low-value.
*> ***************************************************************
procedure division.
*> Open optional index file for read write
open i-o indexing
*> populate a sample database
move "1234567800a01some 12345678 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "8765432100a01some 87654321 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "1234876500a01some 12348765 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "8765123400a01some 87651234 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "1234567900b02some 12345679 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "9765432100b02some 97654321 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "1234976500b02some 12349765 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "9765123400b02some 97651234 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "1234568900c13some 12345689 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "9865432100c13some 98654321 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "1234986500c13some 12349865 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
move "9865123400c13some 98651234 data here" to indexing-record
perform write-indexing-record
*> close it ... not necessary, but for the example
close indexing
*> clear the record space for this example
move spaces to indexing-record
*> open the data file again
open i-o indexing
*> read all the duplicate 00b02 keys
move 00 to first-part of indexing-record
move "b" to middle-part of indexing-record
move 02 to last-part of indexing-record
*> using read key and then next key / last key compare
set no-more-duplicates to false
perform read-indexing-record
perform read-next-record
until no-more-duplicates
*> read by key of reference ... the cool stuff
move 00 to first-part of indexing-record
move "a" to middle-part of indexing-record
move 02 to last-part of indexing-record
*> using start and read next
set no-more-records to false
perform start-at-key
perform read-next-by-key
until no-more-records
*> read by primary key of reference
move "87654321" to keyfield of indexing-record
*>
set no-more-records to false
perform start-prime-key
perform read-previous-by-key
until no-more-records
*> and with that we are done with indexing sample
close indexing
goback.
*> ***************************************************************
*><* Write paragraph
write-indexing-record.
write indexing-record
invalid key
display
"rewrite key: " keyfield of indexing-record
end-display
rewrite indexing-record
invalid key
display
"really bad key: "
keyfield of indexing-record
end-display
end-rewrite
end-write
.
*><* read by alternate key paragraph
read-indexing-record.
display "Reading: " splitkey of indexing-record end-display
read indexing key is splitkey of indexing-record
invalid key
display
"bad read key: " splitkey of indexing-record
end-display
set no-more-duplicates to true
end-read
.
*><* read next sequential paragraph
read-next-record.
move corresponding indexing-record to display-record
display display-record end-display
move splitkey of indexing-record to oldkey
read indexing next record
at end set no-more-duplicates to true
not at end
if oldkey not equal splitkey of indexing-record
set no-more-duplicates to true
end-if
end-read
.
*><* start primary key of reference paragraph
start-prime-key.
display "Prime < " keyfield of indexing-record end-display
start indexing
key is less than
keyfield of indexing-record
invalid key
display
"bad start: " keyfield of indexing-record
end-display
set no-more-records to true
not invalid key
read indexing previous record
at end set no-more-records to true
end-read
end-start
.
*><* read previous by key of reference paragraph
read-previous-by-key.
move corresponding indexing-record to display-record
display display-record end-display
read indexing previous record
at end set no-more-records to true
end-read
.
*><* start alternate key of reference paragraph
start-at-key.
display "Seeking >= " splitkey of indexing-record end-display
start indexing
key is greater than or equal to
splitkey of indexing-record
invalid key
display
"bad start: " splitkey of indexing-record
end-display
set no-more-records to true
not invalid key
read indexing next record
at end set no-more-records to true
end-read
end-start
.
*><* read next by key of reference paragraph
read-next-by-key.
move corresponding indexing-record to display-record
display display-record end-display
read indexing next record
at end set no-more-records to true
end-read
.
end program indexing.