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mfjude · Beginner Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Topics: 3

I am analysing some client code.He has inserted variables in the linkage section but is not using them as parameters in procedure division using clause....Can these variables be used as simple working-storage variables now ?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:58 am Post subject:

mfjude,

No you CANNOT use the variables as working storage variables.

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mfjude · Beginner Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Topics: 3

but some address is assigned to it in the pgm ?

PaulPeplinski · Beginner Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 11 Topics: 3

Linkage section definitions can be used in a program without being in the USING clause in one of the following ways:

Getmain and then (if needed) address the storage. This is seen more in CICS with the EX CICS GETMAIN SET(....) ...... END-EXEC.

Using the COBOL SET ADDRESS of .... TO ..... to "redefine" an area of storage. One place this could be handy would be to remap a CICS DFHCOMMAREA to some public copybook. (The alternative being to move DFHCOMMAREA to Working Storage layouts on entry and moving it back on exit).