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Can we define alphanumeric variable with the length of >1
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lalita

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:03 pm
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HI

Anbody let me know about this...
Can we define a alphanumeric variable with the length of greater than
160 for cobol 85 ?
i.e

01 a pic x(200) value '.....(upto 200 length of characters).........' .

is this possible?.

Thanks in advance.
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dneufarth

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:49 pm
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what happened when you tried it?


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