How to check a blank value in cobol?

shan · New User Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 7

1) i have to check a field whether it is blank or not in cobol program?(not spaces)

2)have to create a blank field in a FB dataset to test this

William Thompson · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:05 pm

shaikmf · New User Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Hyderabad

Hi Shan,
i hope this will work fine

IF DATA-SET-FB-FIELD NUMERIC
{ COBOL STMTS.}
ELSE
CONTINUE
END-IF

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:26 pm

Hello,

That example does NOT check for any kind of blank. . . .

Please define what the hex value is for the blank you need to check for.

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Shan,

If you're by any chance still out ther, could you possibly mean a non-printable character?

William Thompson · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:19 am

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Bill,

Here's a ques for you:

How do you make a poster with a ques disappear?

Ans: Ask HIM a ques.

William Thompson · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:50 am