about SYSIN data

i413678 · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:02 pm

Hi,

We know that if we give instream data we have to give accept statements in the COBOL program.

situation :

I had given the SYSIN data like following...

//SYSIN DD *
LINE1
LINE2
LINE3
LINE4
LINE5
LINE6
/*

now I want to read directly the LINE4 by skipping the first 3 lines in the instream data using the accept statement....

I want to know whether this can be done if so how........?

thx in advance.

pavan

martin9 · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:29 pm

hy i413678,

if you want to read SYSIN, you can do this also as for any
normal input file.
for your question:
each accept will give you one record, therefore accept 4 times
and you get the fourth record....

just note: with accept, it should be a record of 80 bytes.

martin9