This text document can then be imported into Excel and modified just like any other spreadsheet. Press "Win-E" to open Windows Explorer and locate the folder for which you need a file list.

As we are usually engaged in organizing files and folders, it is advisable to import file and folder details into Excel. This would be helpful if any of your files or folders were to get deleted.

The COBOL code that follows creates and writes a single row to your CSV output file:PROCEDURE DIVISION. OPEN OUTPUT EXCEL-OUTPUT-FILE. MOVE SALES-VALUE TO WS-SALES-AMOUNT.