Changing Copy Book Structure in Cobol

ranjith_taurean · New User Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

Hi Techies,

I've a quick question for you guys. I've a copy book, which i am using in my cobol program. I need to change the level numbers for some of the fields in the copy book(not the whole copy book). I can do this with Replacing option, but it will effect all the fields, which are at the same level number. Can you suggest any idea for this?

Thanks n Regards
Ranjith

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:33 pm

Seems it is a copybook having working storage vaiable definition.

Does that change applicable only to the program you mentioned.

Neilabh · New User Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Location: India

we can nrrow down our replacing domain by specifying limits.

William Thompson · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:24 pm

If you only specify the level number, all levels get changed, but if you specify the level number and the data name, only that line will get changed.

ranjith_taurean · New User Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 4

Hi Thompson,

Thanks alot for the reply. But i really dont know how to mention the data name and level number. Can you guide me thru the syntax of it.

Once again, thanks alot for the help.

Regards
Ranjith

William Thompson · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:11 pm

if "05 DATANAME PIC X."
then "COPY COPYBOOK
REPLACING == 05 DATANAME == WITH == 10 DATANAME =="
haven't tried it myself, but according to the FM, it should work....