cvadlamudi
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Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 68
Location: India
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Hi,
Is there any way to get the length of a Variable record when it is read from the varaiable input file.
I am using COBOL74, this won't accept
"RECORD IS VARYING FROM 1 TO 100 DEPENDING ON WS-LEN"
and no INSPECT statements.
Thanks & Regards,
Chandramouli.V |
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mmwife
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Joined: 30 May 2003
Posts: 1592
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Hi Chandra,
If you're using a COB74 era Compiler, there s/b a manual available that explains the process of READing a var rec w/COB75 generated code.
I scanned the manual and it's fairly complicated, and you're right, VARYING is NOT supported.
Also, as I recall, there was a way of getting at the RDW (that gives you the len of the rec just read) in COB74 pgms. |
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