Spectrum Writer is a powerful 4GL report writer and file-format utility for z/OS and VSE mainframes. Spectrum Writer features a simple syntax that is easy to learn and use. Your programmers will be up and running with Spectrum Writer in no time. And yet it still provides dozens of the same powerful string manipulation, date manipulation and formatting functions found in those vastly more expensive products. Best of all, it is written entirely in fast, efficient Assembler language to be easy on your CPU.
Use Spectrum Writer to: - create brand-new custom reports in just minutes
- create custom files from flat files, VSAM files and DB2 tables
- turn mainframe data into Web reports (HTML format)
- convert mainframe data into ASCII files (comma-delimited or fixed format) for use in:
- spreadsheet programs like Excel and Lotus
- database programs like Microsoft Access
- e-mail attachments
- Oracle databases
- Unix Web servers
- any other mainframe, mini, or PC application that requires a custom file format
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Attention Mainframe Software Vendors! Spectrum Writer is the ideal choice for adding custom reporting and file export functions to your own product. Learn more about OEM, VAR and bundling opportunities.








