alfred is an interactive, menu-driven, record-level editor for use with indexed files. alfred allows you to view, modify, add, or delete individual records stored in an indexed file.
alfred incorporates floating windows, dialog boxes, and bitmapped buttons in its user interface. It uses character-mode emulation to present the graphical interface in character-mode environments.
alfred can access a data dictionary or Extended File Descriptor (XFD) to obtain specific information about the fields in each record, and can display the records according to their field structure. This makes the file easy to read on your screen and all editing is done at the field level.
To build an XFD file, specify the "-Fx" option when you compile your COBOL program. Without an XFD file, alfred can still access and display records. However, it has no field-level information about the file and, therefore, data is presented in groups of characters. All user interactions are done at the character level, in ASCII, hexadecimal, or octal.
Because this utility can significantly alter data files, access to alfred may be restricted by system developers.
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