Condition Name with Set

RamsIBM · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Chennai

Hi All,

In my program i have variable decalariton like this

05 SW-XXXX-INDICATOR PIC X.
88 SW-XXXX VALUE 'Y'.
88 SW-XXXX-NO VALUE 'N'.

Can you please check is these below statments is right.
if I give in any para in procdeure divionsion

Set sw-XXXX to 'Y'
or
set SW-XXX to 'N'

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:28 pm

Instead of -

RamsIBM · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Chennai

Hi Bill Thanks for your reply....

But My requirement is they want to set Y or N flag

Shall I give like this

Set sw-XXXX to 'Y'
or
set SW-XXX-No to 'N'

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:02 am

In my previous posting, the "Set sw-XXXX to TRUE" was the correct syntax (this will move a 'Y' to the SW-XXXX-INDICATOR) whereas, "Set sw-XXXX-NO to TRUE" will move an 'N' to the SW-XXXX-INDICATOR.

The ability to set 88 levels to TRUE will work, unless you're on OS/VS COBOL, which is very old.

If this is the case, then you'd have to MOVE either a 'Y' or an 'N' to SW-XXXX-INDICATOR.

The TRUE condition for 88 levels was first introduced with COBOL2 (mid/late 1980's).

Bill

RamsIBM · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Chennai

I understood you explanation.

But still my doubt is

Shall we give like

Set sw-XXXX to 'Y'
or
set SW-XXX to 'N'

Is it possible to assign some values(i.e 'Y' or 'N') to condition name using SET keyword or we can assign only TRUE or FALSE value through SET statment

Bill O'Boyle · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:21 am

Perhaps another member will jump in with an explanation, because I've run out of ways to explain this....

Bill

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:16 am

You can move 'Y' or 'N' (or any alphanumeric value) to SW-XXXX-INDICATOR or you can SET SW-XXXX TO TRUE or SET SW-XXX-NO TO TRUE but you can not use SET with SW-XXXX-INDICATOR and for SW-XXXX and SW-XXX-NO you can only SET these to TRUE (which is the same as moving 'Y' or 'N' to SW-XXXX-INDICATOR). If SW-XXXX-INDICATOR is anything other then 'Y' or 'N" then both condition names will be false. I think that for readability you should either use the SET and the condition name tests or use the the move and equality test but don't mix them together.

RamsIBM · New User Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Chennai

Since I got the access I tried in my system and I understood Thanks