Reading in Java
If you want to Read Mainframe Cobol Files in java, have a look at
- JRecord - You will have to specify the charset (font). For US EBCDIC use CP037.
- Legstar - Have variety of Mainframe - Cobol Tools
- CB2java - Has not been updated in a while (not supported any more and has problems)
Also the RecordEditor will let you view / Edit Mainframe Cobol Files
Conversion Utilities
For simple Cobol files these conversion utilities (based on JRecord) could be used:
RecordEditor
The RecordEditor has a Generate option for generating Java / JRecord code. See RecordEditor Code Generation notes
Note: I am the author of JRecord/RecordEditor