[Solved]Difference between COPY and INC

mandyzzzz · New User Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 23

Hi all
What is the technical difference between COPY and INC ?

superk · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:32 pm

The COPY verb is used to copy valid COBOL language constructs at the point of COPY. Since this is a compilation stage activity the actual copying is done by the cobol compiler.

An SQL INCLUDE on the other hand is used to copy DCLGEN members into the host language. This is done by the SQL precompiler from your DCLGEN library.

tetrion · New User Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 8

Hi,
The main difference between COPY and INC is that
The member that is included becomes available to the precompilation phase which enables the varibles in the included members to be used in SQL statements.

bye

mandyzzzz · New User Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 23

Hi
Thanks for help.
But in a ordinary cobol program..where there is no DB2 access ...then what is the difference between copy and inc?
I have seen normal cobol copybooks to be added both via copy and inc.
Kindly elaborate.

Thanks again!

mandyzzzz · New User Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 23

I just checked a previous topic with same subject.
The difference seems to be when there is need for precompilation....so can it be concluded that for an ordinary cobol program without DB2 copy and inc means exactly the same thing???????????

anuradha · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:24 pm

Yes, Mandyzz.