Can we use Copy DCLGEN instead of Include

zishankamal · New User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 7

Hi

Can we use

COPY <dclgen-name>

in place of

Exec Sql
Include <dclgen-name>
End-Exec

What are the differences between these two ways of including dclgen in cobol-db2 program.

Thanks
Zishan

ofer71 · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:13 pm

You can't, since DB2's precompiler expands only EXEC SQL statements.

COPY is recognized only by COBOL compiler.

O.

UmeySan · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:18 pm

Hi !

If you want to include a CopyBook which includes the DB2-TableFieldDeclarations, you have to use the ExecSqlInclude command.

Regards, UmeySan

mfibm · New User Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 13

YA KAMAL.......OFER IS RITE......
..INCLUDE WILL EXPAND AT DA TIME OF PRECOMPILATION AND COPY WILL EXPAND AT DA TIME OF COMPILATION TIME...............IF U USE COPY INSTEAD OF INCLUDE , U WILL GET STRUCK AT THE PRECOMPILATION SATEG ITSELF..........\

LikkI.......