USE COBOLIO; $cobempl = COBOLIO->new("copylibs/PEOPLE.txt", "PEOPLE_FILE", 1); open(INPUTFILE, "EMPL.PEOPLE.LIST.DISK"); open(OUTPUTFILE, ">BadEmployees.txt"); printf OUTPUTFILE, $cobio->GetCSVHeader("PEOPLE_FILE"); while() { $cobempl->ReadRecInto($_, "PEOPLE_FILE"); if($cobempl->GetVal("SICK_DAYS_USED") > 5) { print "employee ".$cobempl->GetVal("EMPLOYEE_NUMBER")." has used up all sick leave\n"; printf OUTPUTFILE, $cobio->GetCSVRecord("PEOPLE_FILE"); } } .. ..