How to define a table dynamically in Cobol

crrindia · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:51 am

Hi All, can any one of you please let me know how to DEFINE A TABLE Dynamically in the Cobol Program?

Thanks!
Rathna.

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:28 pm

The answer is in the fine manual.

O.

vin12pr · New User Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 56

Here is a example:

WORKING-STORAGE-SECTION

01 WS-MONTH-DAY-CALENDER.
05 WS-DAY PIC 9(2) OCCURS 1 TO 31 TIMES DEPENDING ON WS-OCCURENCE.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.

IF MONTH = 'FEB' THEN
MOVE 28 TO WS-OCCURENCE

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Based on the value you pass in the procedure division to the WS-OCURENCE vatriable the size of the table will be decided.

Hope it is clear now.

crrindia · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:25 pm

Hi Thank you very much for your reply. That means creating variable lenght of the tables(OCCURS DEPENDING ON variable-name) are called DYNAMIC, and Fixed lenght of the Tables are called STATIC?

Thanks!
Rathna.