Can I redefine a variable with different picture clause

brahmanandareddy · New User Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Hyderabad

1. Can I redefine a variable with different picture clause....see below

01 var1 pic x(10).
02 var2 pic 9(20) redefines var1.
move 'breddy' to var1.
display var1.
display var2.

what would be the results in the above code. is this possible?

2. For which item we cannot use redefines?
01
77
66
49

anuradha · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:41 pm

Hi BrahmanandaReddy,

You can redefine a variable with different picture clause. But we can't redefine with a larger value.

66 level name is used specially for renames clause and 49 level is used for Varchar type DB2 columns. Redefines can be used for 01 and 77 level items.

Hope this helps:-)

brahmanandareddy · New User Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Hyderabad

Hi Anuradha,

Thanx for reply....but I think we can redefine a variable holding smaller value with a variable larger than that value

01 VAR1 pic x(10).
01 VAR2 pic 9(20) REDEFINES VAR1.

The above will workout without any problems. I read it in books and this has been asked in Kanbay test.

Thank You

anuradha · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:18 pm

Hi BrahmanandaReddy,

Can you help me out by saying the book you read. Because redefining an element with a larger values is not allowed in our shop. When we tried doing so it gave me an error. But i heard people saying that it is allowed. Please give me the name of the book/Manual you read

Rajshekhar V Patil · New User Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Mumbai

Hi,
Level 66 can not be Redefines.
The level 66 only used for Rename.
The level 49 u can make Redefine.

Rajshekhar V Patil

mainframemouli · New User Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Mysore

Hi anuradha,
Its not mentioned in any book or so , but its a FAQ in mainframe interviews.

But that kind of redefinig is possible....
we are using Roscoe 6.0 its allowed in that....

therasith · New User Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 52 Location: chennai

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IMPROPER DATA TYPE ASSUMED

01 TO 77 LEVEL EXCEPT 66

sunnyk · New User Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 59

Hi,
You can redefine a small item with a larger item only when they are at 01 level.I have tried that many a times and it has worked fine for me.

And u can redefine at all levels except 66 level.
Thanks
sunny