What is an Easytrieve language?

Easytrieve is an information retrieval and data management system designed to simplify programming. Its English-like language and simple declarative statements provide the tools needed to produce comprehensive reports with ease.

Structure of an Easytrieve program

Easytrieve Contains 3 sections

ENVIRONMENT SECTION : Optional
LIBRARY SECTION             : Optional
ACTIVITY SECTION           : Mandatory

1. Environment Section: Establishes parameters for the program. These parameters override standard Easytrieve options.
2. Library Section: Describes datafiles and other fields(including working storage fields) to be used in the program.
3. Active Section: There are 2 types of activities - JOB and SORT

• JOB activities read from or write to files and manipulate data.
• SORT activities create sequenced files.