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victor · Beginner Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 9

Hi All,

Got some doubt in basics, I would appreciate if someone helps in this.

1. If I used COPY instead of INCLUDE in Cobol DB2 Program, What type of Error Code did we get?

2. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
05 AA PIC X(05) VALUE 'PQRST'.
05 BB PIC 9(3).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE AA TO BB.
DISPLAY BB.
STOP-RUN.

Question 1. what is the output? or will it throw error.
2. Suppose if the picture clause of BB is 9(3)v99, then waht is
the output or it will trow error?
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Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:22 am Post subject:

You can get the answers on your own if you wrote sample programs for these....
Rolling Eyes

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kolusu · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:39 am Post subject:

victor,

1. No error

2. RS3

3. RS300

Hope this helps...

Cheers

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victor · Beginner Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 9

Thank u Kolusu,

One doubt yea, Since you said NO ERROR for my first question, Why we are coding DCLGEN member_names in INCLUDE instead we can code it in copybook isn't it?
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kolusu · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:04 am Post subject:

victor,

A COPY is a Compiler directive statement. copybook will NOT be expanded until you get to compile step. So the pre-compile step will fail as it does not find the table definitions. However the latest version of the compilers can expand the copybooks also now.

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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victor · Beginner Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 14 Topics: 9

thanks kolusu
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